Consecutive patients coming as an emergency with chest pain due to myocardial ischemia
or esophageal disease were interviewed on admission to the hospital, before they had been …

Diabetic women are advised to resume the dose of insulin that they took before pregnancy
within one week after giving birth, whether they intend to breast feed or not,'despite reports …

The effect of oesophageal stimulation with acid on the exertional angina threshold was
examined in 12 subjects. Each walked until the angina threshold was reached on four …

In its first year 747 diabetics were entered into a comprehensive shared care scheme in
which general practitioners agreed to follow up their own patients. After two years patients …

Two men aged 19 and 21 years ingested 1 g and 4 g respectively from 3 kg of a white
crystalline powder that they thought was a substance of abuse. It was later identified as …

Oesophageal spasm may mimic the pain of myocardial ischaemia. Forty-two patients who
were thought to have angina until investigations failed to show any cardiovascular …

OBJECTIVE--To develop a simple, economically viable, and effective means of population
screening for diabetes mellitus. DESIGN--A postal request system for self testing for …

Oesophageal spasm can be difficult to distinguish from cardiac pain. Ergometrine
(ergonovine) provocation with oesophageal manomelry offers a useful diagnostic …

Oesophageal and cardiac chest pain are often difficult to distinguish on clinical grounds. The
clinical course of 32 patients with recurrent chest pain due to oesophageal dysmotility has …

The effect of diverting bile from the duodenum in four dogs with cholecystojejunostomy was
studied using a double-marker perfusion technique. After the diversion procedure, a liquid …