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(Circulation. 1955;11:271.)
© 1955 American Heart Association, Inc.

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The Effects of Intravenous Hexamethonium on Venous Pressure of Normotensive and Hypertensive Patients with and without Congestive Heart Failure

ROBERT R. BURCH M.D.¹

¹ From the Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine and Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans.

The response of atrial pressure, venous pressure, pulse and respiratory rates to intravenous hexamethonium in 38 selected patients was studied. The drug seemed more effective where vascular tone was greater. Increased venous tone was indicated in congestive heart failure. The possible useful role of intravenous hexamethonium as an adjunct in the treatment of congestive heart failure was concluded from the objective and subjective observations made.