Nitroglycerine is a/an:

Nitroglycerine is a/an: Correct Answer vasodilator

Concept:-

  • Nitroglycerin: it is a nitrate vasodilator used to treat or prevent angina, treat hypertension, control heart failure in myocardial infarction, and induce hypotension intraoperatively.

Vasodilator:

  • Vasodilators decrease the muscular tone and contractile function of blood vessels.
  • Hydralazine and minoxidil are potent vasodilators that must be used with diuretics and sympathetic blocking drugs.
  • Minoxidil causes hirsutism and is sold topically for the treatment of baldness.

Additional Information

  • Cardiac glycosides: a group of chemically similar compounds that can increase the contractility of the heart muscle and therefore, are used in treating heart failure.
  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme: it helps relax the veins and arteries to lower blood pressure.
  • Diuretic: It increases the excretion of water from bodies.