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A 45-year-old man experiences episodic attacks of severe hypertension caused by an adrenal medullary tumour that secretes copious amounts of epinephrine and norepinephrine. Surgery is scheduled to remove the tumour.
Which agent would be the most appropriate for the treatment of this patient prior to surgery?