TY - CHAP AU - Cristiana Catena AU - GianLuca Colussi AU - Leonardo A. Sechi ED - Hossein Babaei Y1 - 2012-03-28 PY - 2012 T1 - Potassium-Sparing Diuretics in Hypertension N2 - Hypertension, known as a "silent killer" is widely prevalent and a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It afflicts more than one billion population worldwide and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The authors of the chapters look from different angles to hypertension, sharing their new knowledge and experience in the direction of deep understanding and more clarification of the disease providing an invaluable resource not only for clinicians, but also for all medical sciences students and health providers. BT - Antihypertensive Drugs SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/36236 DO - 10.5772/36236 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -