Hi Rowley
I was told that by patient that she suffered palpitations 3 weeks before
hand. My impression was inded that it wwas secondary to panic attacks.
I found an abstract from the Framingham Study which relates to Beta Blockers
and reynauds phenomenon (RP). It appears that (Secondary (cause for) RP was
equally prevalent in men (18.6%) and women (19.7%). The most common causes
of secondary RP were beta-blocker use (34.2%)".
Vasc Med 1997 Nov;2(4):296-301 Related Articles,
The occurrence of Raynaud's phenomenon in a general population: the
Framingham Study.
Brand FN, Larson MG, Kannel WB, McGuirk JM.
Framingham Heart Study, Section of Preventative
Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University, School
of Medicine, MA 01702, USA.
Mike
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