Vincent Lee

about 6 years ago

Oral and sublingual nitrates were first tested in acute myocardial infarction patients with mixed results. ... Mortality was also reduced in nitrate-treated patients. Patients who developed left ventricular failure after acutemyocardial infarction benefitted the most from nitrate therapy. Classically, right ventricular infarction presents as acute inferior infarction, hypotension and elevated jugular venous pressure, with clear lung fields. ... Diuretics and nitrates, which reduce preload, can diminish cardiac out put and induce significant hypotension in the presence of right ventricular infarct