BLOOD VOLUME AND EXCHANGEABLE SODIUM DURING TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION WITH GUANETHIDINE AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE

Vagn Rønnov‐Jessen, Jacob Hansen

Acta Medica Scandinavica · 1969 · 30 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Abstract Antipressor treatment with guanethidine for 8 to 14 days produce a significant average increase in blood volume and exchangeable sodium of 382 ml (8.5%) and 210 mEq (7%), respectively. Subsequent supplementary treatment with hydrochlorothiazide resulted in a normalization of the above‐mentioned parameters both during short‐term and long‐term management. It is proposed that these effects are of importance for the continued hypotensive effect of the thiazides.

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