Prolonged use of nitroglycerin may increase severity of subsequent heart attacks A standard treatment for heart attack patients, nitroglycerin is typically prescribed to aid in opening vessels so blood can flow to the heart more easily. A typical regimen is for hospitalized heart attack patients to be cycled on and off the nitroglycerin, 16 hours on and […]

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Continuous dose of nitroglycerin increases severity of heart attacks, study shows When given for hours as a continuous dose, the heart medication nitroglycerin backfires — increasing the severity of subsequent heart attacks, according to a study of the compound in rats by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. “Basically it’s a cautionary tale,” said […]

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