glyceryl trinitrate

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glyceryl trinitrate

(Elements & Compounds) another name for nitroglycerine

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glyceryl trinitrate - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)

nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin

blasting gelatin - mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin

cordite - explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

Nitrospan, Nitrostat - trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris

vasodilative, vasodilator - a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels

nitrate - any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

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Glyceryl trinitrate patches (minitran) releasing 10mg of the active ingredient in 24 hours

Call For Quotations For The Supply Of Glyceryl Trinitrate 10mg Patches (minitran)

Comparison of role of topical glyceryl trinitrate ointment versus lateral internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure.

COMPARISON OF LATERAL ANAL SPHINCTEROTOMY WITH 0.2% GTN IN CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE

Franklin, "Effects of glyceryl trinitrate on functionally regressed newly developed collateral vessels in conscious dogs," Cardiovascular Research, vol.

Impact of Admission Blood Glucose on Coronary Collateral Flow in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Similarly, 0.2% glyceryl trinitrate has been successfully used to reduce both anal internal sphincter spasm and postoperative pain [14, 15, 33-36].

Efficacy of Mesoglycan in Pain Control after Excisional Hemorrhoidectomy: A Pilot Comparative Prospective Multicenter Study

Conclusions: The symptomatic relief occurred at a slower pace in patients receiving topical 0.2% Glyceryl trinitrate ointment.

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GLYCERYL TRINITRATE (GTN) IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE

Perniosis chilblains nifedipine glyceryl trinitrate.

Comparison of efficacy and safety of topical glyceryl trinitrate vs. oral nifedipine in idiopathic perniosis: results of a randomized clinical trial

Five-year prospective comparison study of topical glyceryl trinitrate treatment of chronic lateral epicondylosis at the elbow.

Q / Are topical nitrates safe and effective for upper extremity tendinopathies?

Patients, who used Diltiazem reported more symptomatic relief than Glyceryl TriNitrate (p less than 0.01).

Diltiazem vs. Glyceryl Tri-Nitrate for symptomatic relief in anal fissure: a randomised clnical study

The results of several clinical trials have shown that the use of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) patch is effective for inhibition of uterine contractions (5), pregnancy prolongation, improvement of neonatal outcome and increasing the corticosteroid intake (3, 6, 7) without any significant complications (5, 7, 8).

The effects of glyceryl trinitrate patch on the treatment of preterm labor: a single-blind randomized clinical trial

Conclusion: Topical glyceryl trinitrate is economical, has a good healing rate, and faecal incontinence has not been reported.

Morbidity associated with treatment of chronic anal fissure

A randomized trial of glyceryl trinitrate ointment and nitroglycerin patch in healing of anal fissures.

Comparative study of local calcium channel blocker application and lateral internal sphincterotomy in the treatment of chronic anal fissure: study of 50 cases

He managed to walk in and within minutes was seen by a doctor who treated him with a glyceryl trinitrate spray, which can dilate the veins and arteries in the body and makes it easier for the heart to function.