Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 12

'f rn Mr i 1 tip Star-BuHctin A-12 Friday. March 10, 1995 OBITUARIES Blood-prcssurc medicine may increase heart risk RDM NIGHT At Ala Moana, Sunday, March 12, pm Tickets, 2.00, may be purchased at the cashier's office at all Oahu department stores. There's still time to purchase your tickets for this special night featuring a prom fashion show, informal modeling, accessorizing tips, hair Ma Qulrlno P. Antonio of Pe- peekeo, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. crane operator and co-owner and retired auto mechanic of AC Service Station, will be remembered in a service Tuesday.

Antonio, 69, has been missing since March 3, when he went opihi picking off Pepeekeo Point He was born in Quinarayan, Narva-can, Uocos Sur, the Philippines, and is survived by wife Gertrude sons Alex and Quirino daughter Stella Garza; brothers Lucas and Pascual; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

No flowers. Raymond C. "Gullet Man" Aona of Waianae, a Hawaii Protective Association retiree and an employee of Hawaiian Steel for 13 years, died Feb. 27 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Aona, 67, was born in Nanakuli.

He is survived by wife Betty; sons Raymond Afalava, Stratton and Bambridge Aona; stepson William Badayos; daughters Lena-Rea and Rozalyn Aona, Dianne Luavasa and Brenda Hoohuli; brothers Reginald, Walter and Francis; sisters Evangeline Kaeo and Lei Short; and 18 grandchildren. Wake: 8 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m.

Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy Argow of California, formerly of Hawaii, a retired professor who taught at Chaminade University in 1971-72, died Feb. 28. Argow was listed in the Directo ry of American Scholars and the World's Who's Who of Women. She is survived by son Todd. Services on the mainland.

Gay L. Baird of Honolulu, founder and teacher of the Manoa Montassori Pre-school for 16 years, died Sunday in Honolulu. Baird, 52, was born in Kansas City. She is survived by father James Luscombe; mother Sara Taylor; sisters Bonnie Gearheart and Anne George; brother Gary Luscombe; son Sean daughters Shea B. Quiteras and Sara G.

Baird; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Sunday at Manoa Chinese Cemetery in the back pavilion. PacitaR.CadabonaofHilo died Feb. 28 in Hilo Hospital.

Cadabona, 72, was born in Bacar-ra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Gerar-do; son John; brothers Candido and Mariano Ramelb; sisters Maria Ocot, Michaela Ramones and Emi-liana Escaliante; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m.

Burial Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. DorothyS. Enokawa of Honolulu, a retired cook for College Walk Diner, died Feb. 28 at home.

Enokawa, 79, was born in Waia-lua. She is survived by husband Bert sons Marvin Wilfred H. and Sterling daughters Doris S. Ina-fuku, Janice J. Kunichika, Diana M.

Yamada and Elaine E. Enokawa; brother Shinjo "Harry" Gima; and sisters Alice Chun, Florence Yoza and Rose Nagahama. Private services. more OBITUARIES, paged-12 About 50 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure, greatly increasing their chances of a heart attack. Half of those are being treated, and about 25 percent of the patients being treated are getting calcium channel blockers, Psaty said.

That amounts to about 6 million Americans. Dr. Paul Ridker, a cardiologist and epidemiologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, who wasn't involved in the study, said doctors use calcium channel blockers in part because drug companies have "marketed them beyond what the data shows." Another reason may be that many cardiologists are not familiar with the most recent research data on the drugs' effectiveness. "There have been several studies saying these are hazardous for your health, but they're still being used," Ridker said. Psaty studied 623 people who had had heart attacks and a control group of 2,032 who hadn't.

When he determined the drugs they had been taking, he found that those on calcium channel blockers had a heart disease risk 60 percent higher than those taking beta blockers or diuretics. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jeffrey A. Cutler, an epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, who also wasn't involved in this study, said he found Psaty's evidence convincing.

"It was obviously a carefully conducted study," he said. Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Six million Americans who are taking a class of drugs to lower blood pressure may instead be increasing their risk of heart attacks by 60 percent, researchers reported today. The drugs, called calcium channel blockers, are nifedipine, dilti-azem and verapamil. Their brand names include Adalat, Calan, Car-dizem, Dilacor, Isoptin, Procardia and Verelan. National guidelines recommend beta blockers and diuretics to lower high blood pressure.

Calcium channel blockers also have been widely used to treat high blood pressure, but in recent years studies have shown they don't work very well and are not considered the best treatment. However, many cardiologists still prescribe thera for that purpose, said study author Dr. Bruce Psaty, an epidemiologist at the University of Washington. "We are very concerned about these results," he said. "We believe these findings are real.

From a public health point of view, I think it's important." Previous studies have suggested that calcium channel blockers can be dangerous when given to patients immediately after a heart attack, or when they are given some time later to prevent a second heart attack. This is the first suggestion that they are dangerous in the large group of outwardly healthy people who are trying to prevent heart attacks by lowering their blood pressure, Psaty said. and beauty makeovers and prizes galore, plus musical entertainment by KIKI 1-94 radio disc jockey. The Lanai Boy. Also save 20 on prom dresses and selected accessories during this event.

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