Coronary disease and competitiveness.

The concept that disease may be due in part to the personality of the sufferer or to his reaction to the psychological stress to which he is subjected in his daily life is an old idea that has had wide appeal.

Abstract

PointersPropranolol in Hypertension: Clinical trial shows its potency is similar to other commonly used hypotensive drugs.Advantages are absence of postural and exercise hypotension and good control of supine blood pressure (p. 7).Salicylate Poisoning: Report of successful management of 10 adults with sodium bicarbonate and acetazolamide (p.16).Case treated by forced alkaline diuresis (p.35).Leader at p. 3. Bone Metastases: Strontium-85 scanning found to be useful adjunct in differential diagnosis of malignant and other lesions of bone (p.19).Post-thyroidectomy Hypoparathyroidism: Post- partum hypercalcaemia reported, persisting for several months (p.23).Chronic Heart Block: Results of conservative treatment with oral long-acting isoprenaline.One-, two-, and three-year survival rates were respectively 76%, 64%, and 57%.About half required pacing (p.26).Asymptomatic Urinary Infections: In women attending a gynaecological outpatient depart- ment.High proportion had radiological abnormalities (p.29).Salbutamol in Asthma: Unlike other broncho- dilators this new drug has little effect on cardio- vascular system (p.31).Cigarette and Cigar Smoke: Cause proliferation of goblet cells in bronchial tree of the rat (p.33).Coronary Artery Disease: Management dis- cussed in "Medicine Today" article (p. 38).Leader at this page on aetiological role of " competitiveness."Vitamin A: In Today's Drugs (p.38).