Show blood pressure Is found affected by two glands st louis mo high blood pres sure is due to a lack of balance between the sympathetic system governing the circulation of t the he blood and the energy controlling ad renal and thyroid glands accord ing to dr george W crile one of the fou founders aders of the cleveland clinic dr crile told the american col lege of physicians meeting here hem that a close relation between the two is found in all animals and in man he said the relation exists be cause the glands in speeding up oxidation and increasing energy through a substance poured into the blood stream create a demand for an increased supply of atmos pharic oxygen brought to the sues by the blood stream relief from high blood pressure conse may be obtained by deduc ing the activity of either the glands or the sympathetic system depend ing upon which is the offending mechanism dr crile reported that in eighty tour four operations high blood pressure had been reduced by first reducing activity of the sympathetic system however he said further observe tion of the patients would be nee essary before a final judgment on the value of the operations could be made |