Clinical study
Free noradrenaline and adrenaline excretion in relation to clinical syndromes following myocardial infarction

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Abstract

Serial measurements of excreted free noradrenaline and adrenaline in patients with myocardial infarction have been made. Relations between the amount of amines excreted in the urine and the hemodynamic and clinical features were studied. The amount of noradrenaline excreted varied between a normal level and more than 1000 per cent of the mean normal value, and the amount of adrenaline, between normal and more than 700 per cent of the mean normal value. The relations between the amount of amines excreted, physiologic changes and the patient's illness are discussed.

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British Council Scholar. Present address: Universita de Perugia, Instituto di Patologia Speciale Medica e Metodologia Clinica, Policlinico Monteluce, Perugia, Italy. Dr. Valori gratefully acknowledges financial assistance from the British Council and the Wellcome Association.

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