Evaluation of a Common Prescribing Cascade of Calcium Channel Blockers and Diuretics in Older Adults With Hypertension

IMPORTANCE: Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are commonly prescribed agents for hypertension that can cause peripheral edema. A prescribing cascade occurs when the edema is misinterpreted as a new medical condition and a diuretic is subsequently prescribed to treat the edema. The extent to which this...

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Publicado no:JAMA Intern Med
Main Authors: Savage, Rachel D., Visentin, Jessica D., Bronskill, Susan E., Wang, Xuesong, Gruneir, Andrea, Giannakeas, Vasily, Guan, Jun, Lam, Kenneth, Luke, Miles J., Read, Stephanie H., Stall, Nathan M., Wu, Wei, Zhu, Lynn, Rochon, Paula A., McCarthy, Lisa M.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: American Medical Association 2020
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7042805/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32091538
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.7087
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