The Suprarenal Glands and Hypertension:
Authors: EDGAR V. ALLEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 August 1929The Suprarenal Glands and Hypertension:A Study of the Veins Within the Suprarenal Glands*EDGAR V. ALLEN, M.D.EDGAR V. ALLEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-2-153 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1855 Addison described a clinical syndrome due to disease of the suprarenal glands. In his description there is a hint of the physiologic relationship between these glands and the cardio-vascular system; for he found "the pulse, perhaps, large but remarkably soft and compressible" and "remarkable feebleness of the heart's action." 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