Abrupt cessation of oral propranolol therapy was followed by 15 acute coronary events in 14
patients with severe angina who had been receiving propranolol in daily doses of 80 to 400 …

In a prospective study, 100 consecutive patients (mean age 51.3 years) with angina pectoris
had propranolol abruptly discontinued 24 to 144 hours (mean 39.0 hours) prior to elective …

Cause of Rebound Angina Pectoris and Acute Coronary Events sporadic reports have
accumulated during the past several years pointing out the occurrence of acute· myocardial …

On 51 of 53 occasions, sudden withdrawal of propranolol from patients with angina pectoris
produced no substantial adverse effects. Two patients experienced a recurrence of unstable …

During the past two years several disconcerting reports have described ventricular
arrhythmias, severe angina and myocardial infarction after abrupt cessation of propranolol …

Six patients with stable exertional angina pectoris immediately developed unstable angina
after cessation of propranolol therapy. The character and frequency of the pain episodes …

Abstract Effects on anginal symptoms of sudden withdrawal of large doses of propranolol or
placebo were evaluated in 20 patients in a double-blind crossover efficacy trial requiring …

To assess the effects of sudden withdrawal of propranolol on inpatients with coronary artery
disease, 102 patients admitted for cardiac cathetèrization were evaluated. Criteria for …

FEW WHO HAVE WITNESSED the propranolol withdrawal phenomenon would deny its
existence. The syndrome, which comprises the development ofventricular arrhythmias …

METHOD Alternate patients admitted to the hospital with a history of myocardial infarction
within the preceding 24 hours were treated with propranolol in addition to the usual routine …