Administration of nitroglycerin is the<unk> andard of care for patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome. If three sublingual 0.4mg tablets of NTG fail to relieve the pain, intravenous NTG may be initiated along with oral or intravenous beta blocker. It is also be helpful in patients with heart failure and hypertension.
Unstable angina / non ST elevation myocardial infarction nitrate therapy
Unstable angina / non ST elevation myocardial infarction aspirin therapy
ST elevation myocardial infarction primary percutaneous coronary intervention
ST elevation myocardial infarction adjunctive percutaneous coronary intervention
Unstable angina / non ST elevation myocardial infarction coronary angiography
ST elevation myocardial infarction calcium channel blocker therapy
Chronic stable angina treatment calcium channel blockers
ST elevation myocardial infarction thienopyridine therapy