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Cad Sihd 2
Cad Sihd 2
LECTURE 5
CAD
Academic year 2020-2021
• Nitrates
• These drugs act directly on vascular
smooth muscle to produce venous and
arteriolar dilatation; their beneficial effects
in angina are due to a reduction in
myocardial oxygen demand (lower preload
and afterload) and an increase in
myocardial oxygen supply (coronary
vasodilatation).
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