Over 100 years ago, Alfred Nobel who founded the Nobel Prize was
given nitroglycerin to help with his heart problems.
At the hospital, her blood pressure was a very elevated 186 over 110 and she was
given nitroglycerin, a drug that relaxes blood vessels and can often help restore blood flow to the heart in heart attack patients.
However, when the cardiologists
gave nitroglycerin prior to placing the stent, the blockages resolved, indicating the true diagnosis of coronary artery spasm.
Not exact matches
Patients that are prescribed a
nitroglycerin patch for angina are often
given the instructions to put the patch on in the morning and take it off in the evening.
He didn't know that
nitroglycerin gives out nitric oxide which relaxes blood vessels, increasing oxygen and blood flow.