Nitroglycerin, also known as glyceryl trinitrate, is an organic nitrate and a vasodilating agent that was first discovered in 1847. Originally used to dynamite, its antianginal effects were identified in the late 1860s after it produced headaches in factory workers while workers with angina pectoris or heart failure experienced relief from chest pain. Its u...
Sublingual nitroglycerin is indicated for the acute relief of an attack or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease. Transdermal nitroglycerin is indicated for the prevention of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease.
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Sanmin Dist, Taiwan
Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, Pavia, Italy
University Hospital Basel, Department of Endocrinology, Basel, BS, Switzerland
Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Regional Hospital Treviso, Treviso, Italy
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Faculty of medicine, Minya, Egypt
Mansoura University, Mansoura, DK, Egypt
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