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The Treatment of Hypertension with Hexamethonium

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Identifier: 101584929X137
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Dates

  • Publication: January 1952

Extent

8 pages

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Description

In this article, Freis discussed his two years of clinical work with hexamethonium, a ganglion-blocking drug. Though it was a potent antihypertensive agent, it was difficult to find and maintain an effective dose, and there were serious side-effects, as this article shows.

Language of Materials

English

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XFBBJR

Source Category

Periodical

Freis, Edward D., Frank A. Finnerty Jr, Harold W. Schnaper, and Robert L. Johnson. "The Treatment of Hypertension with Hexamethonium." Circulation V, 1 (January 1952): 20-27. Article. 8 Images.

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Physical Condition - Good

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