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Ipecac — a substance of abuse
Author(s) -
Cooper Christopher,
Kilham Henry,
Ryan Michael
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126732.x
Subject(s) - citation , medicine , library science , computer science
Christopher Cooper,' Henry Kllham,t Michael Ryant * Paediatric Registrar, t Paediatricians, Child Protection Unit, The New Children's Hospital, PO Box 3515, Parramatta, NSW 2124 increase in risk of myocardial infarction in subjects on the lowest sodium diet in the study by Alderman et al.' is not known. However, the increase in renin and angiotensin levels in proportion to the reduction in sodium intake could relate to the well-known adverse effects of angiotensin II on the vessel wall, which include vasospasm, platelet aggregation and atheroma. There is overwhelming evidence that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors after myocardial infarction greatly reduce mortality and subsequent infarction.> Doctors as well as patients need to be informed of both sides of the controversy surrounding salt intake.