THE recent availability of pure L-nor-epinephrine (arterenol, nor-adrenaline) has permitted evaluation of its clinical usefulness as a pressor agent. Preliminary reports 1–7 have suggested beneficial ...
Epinephrine has been included in resuscitation guidelines worldwide since the 1960s. It is believed that epinephrine increases the chance of restoring a person's heartbeat and improves long-term ...
THE pressor effect of a given dose of nor-epinephrine is greater in hypertensive than in normotensive patients. 1,2 A similar increase in the responsiveness to nor-epinephrine has been observed in ...