The effect of supplemental L-arginine on tolerance development during continuous transdermal nitroglycerin therapy
John O. Parker, MD, FACC*,*,
John D. Parker, MD, FACC ,
Robert W. Caldwell, PhD ,
Bernice Farrell, RN* and
Wayne H. Kaesemeyer, MD
* Department of Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GeorgiaUSA

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Figure 1 Treadmill walking time to the onset of moderate angina (P2) during the two treatment periods. Open bars indicate treatment period involving transdermal nitroglycerin and placebo. Hatched bars indicate treatment period involving transdermal nitroglycerin and L-arginine. *p < 0.05 versus baseline (0 hour, day 1).
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