Veratrum Viride and Hexamethonium in the Treatment of Severe Diastolic Hypertension

Digital Record

Identifier: 101584929X143

Staff Only

Digital Object (text)

Dates

Publication: June 1951

Extent

8 Pages

Description

This article, discussing the first two effective drugs for lowering blood pressure, illustrates the difficulties involved in their use, along with the early incorporation of low-salt diets in hypertension treatment. (Delivered at the Twenty-first Annual Scientific Assembly of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, October 4, 1950.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Original Profiles System Identifier

XFBBJY

Source Category

Periodical

Freis, Edward D. "Veratrum Viride and Hexamethonium in the Treatment of Severe Diastolic Hypertension." The Medical Annals of the District of Columbia XX, 6 (June 1951): 297-304. Article. 8 Images.

The Medical Annals of the District of Columbia

Physical Description

Physical Condition - Good

Subjects

Related Names

Source

Medical Society of the District of Columbia (Publisher, Organization)

Linked Records

Edward D. Freis Papers | Series 3: Writings, Lectures and Public Appearances, 1942-2002 | Freis reprints, 1942-2001 | Ve - W, 1951-2001

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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