“…In recent years, several authors have shown, by assessing the degree and extent of ischaemic injury from epicardial electrocardiograms and/or creatinine phosphokinase release, that f-adrenoceptor blocking agents are capable of reducing 'infarct size' in dogs (Maroko, Kjekshus, Sobel, Watanabe, Covell, Ross & Braunwald, 1971) and in man (Pelides, Reid, Thomas & Shillingford, 1972). These beneficial effects of ablockade are thought to be related to a more favourable balance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand in the ischaemic heart.…”