Abstract
In an aging western population, a significant number of patients continue to suffer from angina once all revascularization and optimal medical treatment options are exhausted. Under experimental conditions, oral supplementation with inorganic nitrate was shown to exhibit a blood pressure-lowering effect, and has also been shown to promote angiogenesis, improve endothelial dysfunction and mitochondrial efficiency in skeletal muscle. It is unknown whether similar changes occur in cardiac muscle. In the current study, we investigate whether oral sodium nitrate treatment will improve myocardial ischemia in patients with stable angina.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-626 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Future Cardiology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 12 Oct 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- angina
- Inorganic nitrate
- randomized controlled trial