Liver cirrhosis mortality in Argentina: its relationship to alcohol intake.

In Argentina, rates of liver cirrhosis mortality increased significantly in both sexes (men 81.3% and women 79.8%) between 1962 and 1970.

Coronary heart disease mortality and coronary risk factors in Argentina.

A marked increase in the coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality of working-age (35-64 years) men and women occurred in Argentina in the 1960s and 1970s. CHD is the leading cause of death in men. In 1978, Argentine men had also one of the highest CHD mortality rates (603.

Prolactin, renin, growth hormone, lipoproteins and glucose under guanfacine treatment.

The effect of short-term (6 weeks) and long-term (7 years) guanfacine treatment on some metabolic and endocrine parameters was studied in patients with moderate hypertension. Short-term treatment decreased blood pressure and heart rate, and also produced a significant fall in urinary excretion of noradrenalin and prolactin. Long-term treatment, in addition, produced a progressive decrease in prolactin, total cholesterol and triglyceride levels, but did not change growth hormone levels and oral glucose tolerance test.

Effects of guanfacine on growth hormone, prolactin, renin, lipoproteins and glucose in essential hypertension.

The effect of single-dose, short-term (6 weeks) and long-term (7 years) guanfacine therapy on various endocrine and metabolic parameters was evaluated in patients with moderate essential hypertension (WHO phase I and II). A single oral dose (2 mg) of guanfacine did not affect the secretion of growth hormone but produced a prompt decrease in blood pressure (BP) levels. Short-term treatment decreased BP and heart rate, and also produced a marked (p less than 0.