Why the study?
Does sublingual nitroglycerin improve maximal oxygen intake and exercise electrocardiogram parameters in patients with coronary heart disease and healthy individuals?
Population
n=67 individuals, comprising 12 healthy middle-aged persons, 32 patients with angina, and 23 survivors of…
Comparison
Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg sublingually administered… vs Baseline performance on the initial multistage…
Design
Other
Follow-up
30 minutes between tests
Authors
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Supports pre-exertional nitroglycerin in angina to improve capacity and reduce ischemia; reinforces physiologic benefits in this RCT.
Does sublingual nitroglycerin improve maximal oxygen intake and exercise electrocardiogram parameters in patients with coronary heart disease and healthy individuals?
Sublingual nitroglycerin improves maximal oxygen intake and reduces exercise-induced electrocardiographic ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease.
Detry et al. (1971) studied this question.
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