Effect of Adrenal Cortical Extract in Hypertensive Subjects.

Abstract

Continued admn. of an adrenal cortical extract for 1 month to 4 subjects with uncomplicated hypertensive vascular disease, maintained on a constant regimen, was associated with a decrease in "resting" blood pressure in 3 instances, a small rise in arterial tension in one. Serum K levels paralleled blood pressure changes in all cases.