Nitroglycerin Patch Information

What's inside Nitroglycerin Patch

Nitroglycerin Patch in the News

Heart Disease - CareStation
Calcium channel blockers and nitroglycerin under the tongue, in a pill or patch form, or even intravenously, help control pain with acute ischemic syndromes ...
Tue Mar 04 10:10:31 -0500 2008

Father of Giants' coach cheers with a big heart - Danbury News Times
He wore a nitroglycerin patch. He kept a bottle of nitroglycerin pills nearby. But triple-bypass heart surgery changed all that last May. ...
Sun Jan 27 05:28:27 -0500 2008

Father of Giants' coach cheers with a big heart - Danbury News Times
He wore a nitroglycerin patch. He kept a bottle of nitroglycerin pills nearby. But triple-bypass heart surgery changed all that last May. ...
Sun Jan 27 05:28:27 -0500 2008

Nitroglycerin Patch Chemical Information

nitroglycerin - An organic nitrate with vasodilator activity. Nitroglycerin is converted into nitric oxide (NO) in smooth muscle and activates guanylyl cyclase, thereby increasing cGMP concentration, and resulting in smooth muscle relaxation. Dilatation of the veins results in decreased venous return to the heart, thereby decreasing left ventricular volume (reduced preload) and decreasing myocardial oxygen requirements. Arteriolar relaxation reduces arteriolar resistance (reduced afterload), thereby decreasing myocardial oxygen demands. In addition, nitroglycerine causes coronary artery dilatation, thereby improving myocardial blood distribution.