Dihydrogenated Alkaloids of Ergot in the Investigation and Treatment of Diastolic Hypertension

The Medical Treatment of Essential Hypertension

“…Hg. as the lower limit of hypertension, which is in agreement with Gilchrist (1941), who regarded pressure levels of over 100 mm. as always pathological.…”

“…While of undoubted benefit in peripheral vascular disease, its action in the control of hypertension is modest (Gibbs, 1952). Limited personal experience has tended to confirm this opinion.…”

Treatment of Hypertension With Hydergine: a Review of 200 Cases

“…A series of papers discussing the use of Hydergine'-' in the trpa mcnt of h~'I)('rtension has recently been published (Gast and Hueber (1), Hauss, Kreuziger and Asteroth (2), Josephs (3), Kaiser and Martini (4), Kappert (5), Odenthal (6), Sarre (7), Strauss (8), Baumgartner (9), Duret (10), Mendez (11, 1?), Wilbrandt (13), Hueber and Wohlrab (14), Corsi (15), Gibbs (16)). These present rather divergent views.…”