s1 May 1968An Evaluation of the Effects of Propranolol on the Symptoms and Electrocardiographic Changes in Patients with Anxiety and the Hyperventilation Syndrome.M. M. Suzman, M.D., F.R.C.P.M. M. Suzman, M.D., F.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-68-5-1194_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptForty patients, presenting with symptoms of anxiety of 1 month to 35 years' duration, were studied before and during the administration of propranolol in the total daily dose of 40 to 160 mg, as well as during placebo substitution, for periods varying from 1 to 40 months.Before treatment, while in the upright position and to a greater extent during voluntary hyperventilation, they invariably exhibited an increase in severity of the symptoms with acceleration of the heart rate, and in 14 patients there was also induction or accentuation of ST segment depression, or T wave inversion, or both, abolished promptly... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: M. M. Suzman, M.D., F.R.C.P.Affiliations: Johannesburg, PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAutonomic characteristics of nonclinical panic and blood phobiaBeta-blockers in anxietyHyperventilation SyndromesMYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA: A TIME FOR RETHINKING?Some Psychophysiological Aspects of AnxietyTranquillizing effects of propranolol demonstrated in ratsBeta adrenergic blockade in the circulatory regulation of hyperkinetic statesBiochemical factors in anxiety neurosis 1 May 1968Volume 68, Issue 5Page: 1194-1194KeywordsAnxietyElectrocardiographyHeart rate ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1968 PDF downloadLoading ...