Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Metaraminol (Aramine)
Authors: DONALD C. HARRISON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 September 1963Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Metaraminol (Aramine)DONALD C. HARRISON, M.D., CHARLES A. CHIDSEY, M.D., EUGENE BRAUNWALD, M.D., F.A.C.P.DONALD C. HARRISON, M.D., CHARLES A. CHIDSEY, M.D., EUGENE BRAUNWALD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-3-297 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical effectiveness of metaraminol (Aramine), a widely used sympathomimetic agent, has been well documented (1-4). However, the mechanism of its action on the heart and circulatory system is not clear. Although its duration of action is longer, many of the hemodynamic effects of metaraminol are identical to those produced by the sympathetic neurotransmitter, norepinephrine (5, 6). 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CHIDSEY, M.D.; EUGENE BRAUNWALD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Bethesda, MarylandFrom the Cardiology Branch, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.Presented in part before the American College of Physicians, Denver, Colorado, April 2, 1963.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eugene Braunwald, M.D., Cardiology Branch, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 14, Maryland. 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