Evidence supporting abnormalities in nitric oxide synthase function induced by nitroglycerin in humans
Tommaso Gori, MD* ,
Susanna S. Mak, MD*,
Susan Kelly, RN* and
John D. Parker, MD, FACC*
* Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Cardiovascular Collaborative Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Figure 1 Responses to acetylcholine (Ach) infusion (expressed as change in ratio of infused to noninfused arm). Open bar = control group; solid bar = GTN group. FBF = forearm blood flow; GTN = nitroglycerin; I/N = ratio of forearm blood flow, infused to noninfused arm.
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Figure 2 Responses to N-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) infusion (expressed as change in ratio of infused to noninfused arm). Open bar = control group; solid bar = GTN group. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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Figure 3 Responses to sodium nitroprusside infusion (expressed as change in ratio of infused to noninfused arm). Open bar = control group; solid bar = GTN group. SNP = sodium nitroprusside. Other abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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