Improved ischemic tolerance during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty by intracoronary injection of nitroglycerin.
Intracoronary injection of nitroglycerin increases ischemic tolerance in 70% of patients with unstable angina during PTCA, thus delaying development of angina pectoris and/or ventricular arrhythmias. Intracoronary injection of nitroglycerin thus seems to be a suitable way of prolonging dilation time in PTCA, an important factor of success rate. Combination with calcium-antagonists may be more effective than injection of nitroglycerin alone.
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D005996:Nitroglycerin