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Nitroglycerin Safety In Inferior St Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Stemi) Patients: A Retrospective Review, Olivia Montgomery
Nitroglycerin Safety In Inferior St Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Stemi) Patients: A Retrospective Review, Olivia Montgomery
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Nitroglycerin (NTG) is medication used to reduce chest pain (Boden et al., 2015) and is the suggested analgesic for angina associated with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (de Alencar Neto, 2018). Due to the potential for right ventricular (RV) infarct and hemodynamic collapse in inferior STEMI patients (Nagam, Vinson, & Levis, 2017), the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends avoidance of NTG in patients with suspected RV infarct (Antman et al., 2004). The purpose of this DNP project was to explore the safety of NTG use in the treatment of patients diagnosed with STEMI by evaluating the effects of NTG on …