Why the study?
Does sublingual nitroglycerin improve contraction abnormalities in patients with acute and remote myocardial infarction?
Population
39 patients total: 23 patients with acute myocardial infarction within 6-24 hours after the onset of chest…
Comparison
Sublingual nitroglycerin vs Baseline (before nitroglycerin administration)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediate (before and after nitroglycerin)
Authors
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Sublingual nitroglycerin was associated with improved ischemic-zone function in acute MI; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized trials before practice change.
Does sublingual nitroglycerin improve contraction abnormalities in patients with acute and remote myocardial infarction?
Sublingual nitroglycerin improves regional contraction abnormalities in the ischemic zone during acute myocardial infarction, but does not improve contraction in zones of remote myocardial infarction.
Ramanathan et al. (1979) studied this question.
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