Adding a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) or a diuretic to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) further reduces blood pressure in patients who have diabetes and hypertension; however ...

"In patients with heart failure, the body's ability to absorb oral medications in the stomach and gut often decreases as fluid overload builds up (this is called diuretic resistance) and ...

One of the most common blood pressure medications is a diuretic or water pill. Diuretics are very effective at lowering blood pressure and are often the first therapy prescribed as a blood ...

However, this standard approach often fails as CHF progresses and diuretic resistance occurs. In the management of diuretic resistance, appropriate attention should first be given to optimizing ...