Veratrum Viride and Hexamethonium in the Treatment of Severe Diastolic Hypertension
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.)
Number of Image Pages:
8 (1,063,660 Bytes)
Date:
1951-06 (June 1951)
Creator:
Freis, Edward D.
Source:
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.
Publisher:
[Medical Society of the District of Columbia]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Veratrum
Hexamethonium
Exhibit Category:
The Veterans Administration Hospital and Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1949-1964
