Q: Will you explain the cause of spasmal angina when there is no blockage in the heart artery? I have episodes of angina pain. A: You're speaking of Prinzmetal's angina, also called variant angina. It ...

Q–Is nitroglycerin still used for heart pain? A–Nitroglycerin was first used to treat angina pectoris (chest pain) 100 years ago and is still the standard against which every other drug for angina is ...

GoNitro Espero announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GoNitro (nitroglycerin) sublingual powder for acute relief of an attack or prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to ...

NitroMist (nitroglycerin lingual spray) has been made available by Akrimax Pharmaceuticals for the acute relief of an attack or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Espero Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

For more than 130 years, doctors have prescribed nitroglycerin for relief of chest pain without a clear knowledge of how it actually worked. Now, not only have researchers from Howard Hughes Medical ...

Dr. Mehra answers the question: 'Safety Of Viagra, Nitroglycerin, Angina?' — -- Question: If I get an attack of angina during sexual intercourse and I have taken Viagra within the last 24 hours, ...

BECAUSE angina pectoris is a consequence of inadequate myocardial oxygenation, ideal therapy for this incapacitating symptom would be directed toward both increasing coronary blood flow and decreasing ...

For over a century, nitroglycerin has been used medically -- particularly in the treatment of angina, or chest pain. It is a safe, cheap and effective treatment. Now, according to the latest study in ...

Rising prevalence of cardiovascular ailments around the world have led to significant developments in cardiac treatments. Among those, heightening adoption of nitroglycerin sprays is touted as one of ...

Shanghai, China - Chinese researchers have identified a common genetic mutation in Asians that reduces responsiveness to nitroglycerin [1]. The mutation, found in mitochondrial aldehyde ...

October 21, 2010 (Toronto, Ontario) — Nitroglycerin applied topically increases bone formation and reduces bone resorption in women with osteopenia, and it might prove to be an effective and ...