George A. Perera

PRESSOR ACTIVITY OF DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE IN NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS

Excerpt Previous studies1have demonstrated that the administration of desoxycorticosterone acetate (DCA) and sodium chloride to patients without hypertension or adrenal disease may be associated wi...

THE COURSE OF PRIMARY HYPERTENSION IN THE YOUNG

Excerpt There is considerable evidence that primary (essential) hypertension often begins in youth or early adult life.1, 2, 3, 4It has been claimed that its course is less rapid when it is contrac...

FAILURE OF SALT RESTRICTION TO MODIFY BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ACCELERATED PHASE OF PRIMARY HYPERTENSION

Excerpt Salt restriction in the treatment of hypertension was first advocated more than a half-century ago.1The subsequent history of this therapeutic measure has been reviewed,2, 3and it has also ...

The Effect of an Antithyroid Drug on the Clinical Course of Malignant Hypertension

Excerpt A number of reports have been made suggesting that antithyroid measures may suppress and that thyroid products may aggravate some of the effects of experimentally induced hypertension in an...

Hypertension in older age groups.

Excerpt Many patients first found to have an abnormal elevation of the blood pressure after the sixth decade exhibit a much milder clinical picture than that usually associated with hypertensive va...

PRIMARY HYPERTENSION IN THE ELDERLY

Excerpt Although most of the clinical and pathologic surveys of primary (essential) hypertension in the literature indicate that the average age at death is in the sixth decade, it is common knowle...

The Question of Hypertension

Excerpt In this issue of the Annals are found three provocative papers dealing with essential hypertension. Each contributor raises a different question; each answer is itself subject to question. ...