The physiological catecholamines norepinephrine and epinephrine produce a wide range of
effects by activating multiple adrenoceptors. The subclassification of adrenoceptors into a …

Follow-up angiography at 6 months was obtained in 94% of the 693 patients (778
successfully dilated coronary lesions) enrolled in the Multicenter European Research trial …

In May, 1982, a 39-year-old man had an orthotopic liver transplant for a primary
hepatocellular carcinoma. Preoperative renal function (serum creatinine 62 mol/1, serum …

Results of biochemical investigations (urea concentration-, creatinine concentration A----A,
prothrombin ratio 0-O, white cell count OO, alanine aminotransferase activity A----A) …

Loss of hearing in a 43 year old man during treatment with metoprolol was dose related and
disappeared within a few months after the drug had been stopped. The hearing impairment …

The effects of abrupt withdrawal of atenolol, a long acting cardioselective beta blocker, were
studied in 20 patients with severe stable angina pectoris admitted to hospital for coronary …

This review summarizes the present classification and effects of antiarrhythmic agents as
well as the interactions between these substances and beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs …

In a randomized, double-blind, cross-over, multicenter study with a placebo run-in phase,
the efficacy and safety of two oral formulations of diltiazem, standard three or four times daily …

Publisher Summary Speculation that the metabolic side effects of diuretics may be harmful in
the long term, particularly in the treatment of mild hypertension dominates these days …

These are the proceedings of the third Asian Pacific Adalat Symposium. The first was held in
Tokyo in 1982 and the second in Sydney in 1985. We were honoured that the late Dr …