Intravenous nitroglycerin reduces ischaemia in unstable angina pectoris: A double-blind placebo-controlled study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-31

  Karlberg, K E ^a   Saldeen, T ^b   Wallin, R ^b   Henriksson, P ^c   Nyquist, O ^a   Sylven C ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Södertälje Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Engine pectoris; Nitroglycerin; Placebo controlled; Platelets

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PERLINGUANIT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0031906642     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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