正当对患中度高血压病人是否应该进行毕生的药物治疗问题继续争论的时候,伦敦哈默司密斯医院的研究人员已经报道说,噻嗪类利尿药可能具有危险的副作用。他们认为长期使用这类药物,因其有使血糖增高的趋向,故可能增加心脏病的危险性。为了定量测定由噻嗪类药物引起的葡萄糖耐受不良,Dollery 教授等对34名一直服用噻嗪类药物 While controversy continues over the issue of whether or not patients with moderate hypertension should be treated for life, researchers at Hammersmith Hospital in London have reported that thiazide diuretics may have dangerous side effects. They think long-term use of these drugs, because of their tendency to increase blood sugar, may increase the risk of heart disease. In order to quantitatively determine the glucose intolerance caused by thiazide drugs, Professor Dollery and other 34 patients have been taking thiazide drugs