"Diuretics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function.
| Descriptor ID |
D004232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.560.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Diuretic Effect- Diuretic Effect
- Effect, Diuretic
- Diuretic Effects
- Effects, Diuretic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diuretics" by people in Profiles.
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Reversal of IFN-gamma, oxLDL and prolactin serum levels correlate with clinical improvement in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy. Eur J Heart Fail. 2008 Sep; 10(9):861-8.
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The G-308A polymorphism of the TNF-alpha gene does not predict changes in cardiac function in response to medical therapy for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2008 Sep-Oct; 19(5):254-8.
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Impact of beta2-adrenoreceptor gene variants on cardiac cavity size and systolic function in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Pharmacogenomics J. 2007 Oct; 7(5):339-45.
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Change in blood pressure predicts regression of cardiac hypertrophy in patients of African ancestry receiving agents influencing the renin-angiotensin system. J Hum Hypertens. 2005 Aug; 19(8):659-61.
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Effect of slow-release indapamide and perindopril compared with amlodipine on 24-hour blood pressure and left ventricular mass in hypertensive patients of African ancestry. Am J Hypertens. 2004 May; 17(5 Pt 1):428-32.
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An aldosterone synthase gene variant is associated with improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction in dilated cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc Res. 2002 Jun; 54(3):584-9.
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Relationship between treatment-induced changes in left ventricular mass and blood pressure in black african hypertensive patients: results of the Baragwanath Trial. Circulation. 2002 Feb 19; 105(7):830-6.
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Efficacy of different drug classes used to initiate antihypertensive treatment in black subjects: results of a randomized trial in Johannesburg, South Africa. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Apr 09; 161(7):965-71.
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Comparison of acebutolol with and without hydrochlorothiazide versus carvedilol with and without hydrochlorothiazide in black patients with mild to moderate systemic hypertension. Am J Cardiol. 1999 Jul 01; 84(1):70-5.