Clevidipine during heart surgery improves blood pressure control
...IPSE Trials (Presentation Number: 415-8) While nitroglycerin and sodium nitroprusside have been utilized effect...ved blood pressure control over those who received nitroglycerin (6.02 vs. 14.88 AUC) or nitroprusside (8.94 vs. 17.28 AUC) (p "More research is needed to confirm...Drug/intervention combinations offer benefit in severe CVD
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...s, leading to increased blood flow. The heart drug nitroglycerin is converted to nitric oxide by the body and widens blood vessels, easing the pain of angina. In the brain, small puffs of the gas are naturally released during the day by the brainstem, where it affects another region called the thalamus, but sci...Enzyme inhibitor may provide strategy to treat some GI disorders, Jefferson researchers find
..." says Dr. Rattan. "Botox A has been tried, as has nitroglycerin and calcium channel blockers. All have potential downsides." Working on a rat model, the researchers examined the effects of a ROK inhibitor, Y 27632, on the hypertensive IAS. They performed a series of tests with varying doses of Y 27632, finding ...Enhanced external counterpulsation reduces angina, says University of Pittsburgh study
... more than half of the patients discontinued their nitroglycerin use. "EECP is an effective, non-invasive treatment for congestive heart failure because it significantly reduces chest pain, increases exercise tolerance and reduces nitrate use," according to Ozlem Soran, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of medici...JCI table of contents, January 26, 2006
...ons less likely to get relief from chest pain with nitroglycerin Nitroglycerin, also called glyceryl trinitrate (G...actor may warrant consideration when administering nitroglycerin to Asian patients. TITLE: Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) Glu504Lys polymorphism co...Study: Vasodilators first choice for some heart patients
...-hospital mortality rate for patients administered nitroglycerin or nesiritide than the drugs dobutamine or milrino...es increase the pumping action of the heart, while nitroglycerin and nesiritide act as vasodilators, causing the blood vessels to dilate and reducing the amount of e...Doctor 'report cards' may keep some heart patients from getting angioplasties
...han New York patients to receive blood thinners or nitroglycerin just before their angioplasty; these drugs are recommended in some high-risk patients to prevent blood clots and blood vessel spasms during and after the procedure. The Michigan patients were much more likely to have their angioplasty performed soon ......dhood leukemia and Hodgkin's disease; first use of nitroglycerin foracute myocardial infarction; first successful replacement of a mitral valve;and the first use of AZT to treat AIDS, among many others. "Patients volunteer as partners in research here at the NIH Clinical Centerbecause they recognize how important......ogists to begin treatment with sufficient doses of nitroglycerin to relieve pain before resorting to morphine. In t...spitalized heart attack patients should begin with nitroglycerin therapy to control pain. "Our recommendation is that patients should receive the full dose of nitrog...