Tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate in isolated human internal mammary arteries

Comparison with glyceryl trinitrate

The coronary haemodynamic effects of nifedipine and glyceryl trinitrate were compared in 22 patients undergoing investigations for suspected coronary artery disease. Myocardial blood flow was estimated by the coronary sinus thermodilution technique. In sinus rhythm nifedipine increased mean coronary sinus flow from 135 ml/min to 152 m/min, and reduced arterio-coronary sinus oxygen difference fr...

Glyceryl trinitrate before coronary angiography.

Tolerance to the circulatory effects of oral isosorbide dinitrate. Rate of development and cross-tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate.

The effects of 15, 30, 60 and 120 mg of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) were compared after acute oral administration and during sustained therapy four times daily with ISDN in six patients. After any given dose, plasma ISDN levels were higher during sustained therapy than during acute therapy. The average peak reduction in standing SBP occurred ...

Patients' knowledge of sublingual glyceryl trinitrate.

of stones from the gall bladder.3 There are several clinical implications. The long contiguous course of the cystic duct and common hepatic duct could explain why surgeons sometimes inadvertently leave a long remnant of cystic duct, which is reputedly a cause of the postcholecystectomy syndrome.4 Furthermore, the migration of stones from the gall bladder into the contiguous segment may explain ...

Glyceryl trinitrate ointment in angina pectoris.

Skin absorption of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) has been recognized for a long time. The effect of GTN and a placebo ointment in prevention of chest pain has been assessed and compared by studying the exercise capacity in 17 patients with angina pectoris. The placebo cream was ineffective but the GTN ointment was found to have beneficial effect in relief of pain in 16 cases. This was established b...