"Nitroglycerin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.
| Descriptor ID |
D005996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.640.636
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| Concept/Terms |
Nitroglycerin- Nitroglycerin
- Glyceryl Trinitrate
- Trinitrate, Glyceryl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nitroglycerin" by people in Profiles.
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L-NAME releases nitric oxide and potentiates subsequent nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilation. Redox Biol. 2019 09; 26:101238.
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Resolution of nebivolol-induced coronary vasospasm by intracoronary nitroglycerin during a coronary angiogram. Rev Port Cardiol. 2012 Dec; 31(12):825-8.
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Nitrates as an integral part of optimal medical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation for stable angina: review of current concepts and therapeutics. Clin Cardiol. 2012 May; 35(5):263-71.
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Side effects of using nitrates to treat angina. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2006 Sep; 5(5):667-74.
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Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (revised). Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Dec; 47(12):2003-7.
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Prevention of nitrate tolerance with angiotensin II receptor type 1 blocker in patients with stable angina: yet another failed strategy to prevent tolerance. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2004 Sep; 18(5):339-42.
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The vasodilatory effects of hydralazine, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, and fenoldopam in the human umbilical artery. Anesth Analg. 2003 Feb; 96(2):539-44, table of contents.
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Supersensitivity to serotonin- and histamine-induced arterial contraction following ovariectomy. Eur J Pharmacol. 1998 Oct 23; 359(2-3):191-200.
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Chronic stable angina pectoris. Strategies for effective drug therapy. Postgrad Med. 1995 Dec; 98(6):175-6, 179-83, 187-8.
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Nitrates for unstable angina. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 1994 Oct; 8(5):719-26.