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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Charles River Clinical Services, Tacoma, Washington, United States
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, intensive care, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, New York, United States
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sacred Heart Health System, Pensacola, Florida, United States
New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Baptist Medical Center, South, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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