Medicinal brandy()

This paper describes the use of brandy and other forms of alcohol in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its prime use was as a cardiac stimulant as it seemed to increase the cardiac output and blood pressure. However it was also recognised as a depressant and was used as a sedativ...

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Autor principal: Guly, Henry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier/north-Holland Biomedical Press 2011
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21481513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.03.005
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Sumario:This paper describes the use of brandy and other forms of alcohol in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its prime use was as a cardiac stimulant as it seemed to increase the cardiac output and blood pressure. However it was also recognised as a depressant and was used as a sedative. Reconciling these two actions caused difficulties. In addition it was used as a food for invalids.

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