Nitroglycerin, also known as glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), is a vasodilator used for heart failure, high blood pressure, anal fissures, painful periods, and to treat and prevent chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart or due to the recreational use of cocaine.

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2023年7月31日 · Nitroglycerin is a vasodilatory drug used primarily to provide relief from anginal chest pain. It is currently FDA approved for the acute relief of an attack or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris secondary to coronary artery disease.

2025年1月7日 · Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) Injection is used for the treatment of peri-operative hypertension; for controlling of congestive heart failure in the setting of acute myocardial infarction; for treatment of angina pectoris in patients who have not responded to sublingual nitroglycerin and beta blockers and for induction of Intraoperative hypotension.

2023年8月1日 · Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) belongs to a class of medications called Nitrates. Nitrates are used to prevent and treat the symptoms of angina (chest pain). Angina is caused by lack of blood supply and oxygen to your heart. Nitrates work by relaxing blood vessels so that more blood and oxygen is supplied to the heart.

You use glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) tablets and spray under your tongue. The medicine is absorbed into your body very quickly this way, so you can take it for fast relief of chest pain caused by angina.

2023年7月10日 · Nitrates are useful in the management and treatment of angina. They are a group of medications that cause vasodilation by donating nitric oxide. This activity reviews the indications, action, and contraindications for nitrates as a valuable agent in the management of angina and other cardiovascular diseases. Objectives:

Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is one of the earliest known treatments for angina with a fascinating history that bridges three centuries. However, despite its central role in the nitric oxide (NO) story as a NO-donating compound, establishing the precise mechanism of how GTN exerts its medicinal benefit has proven to be far more difficult.

2020年9月10日 · At higher doses, arterial dilation leads to reduced blood pressure, which reduces CO and myocardial oxygen demand. Also causes dilation of coronary arteries. Adult/Paediatric Emergency Medicine Advanced Trainee in Melbourne, Australia. Special interests in diagnostic and procedural ultrasound, medical education, and ECG interpretation.

1 tablet, to be administered prior to activity likely to cause angina. 1 tablet, dose may be repeated at 5 minute intervals if symptoms have not resolved, up to a maximum of 3 tablets in total; seek urgent medical attention if symptoms have not resolved 5 minutes after the second dose, or earlier if the pain is intensifying or the person is unwell.