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From different studies [1–3, 6, 11] we have learned that nitrates dilate epicardial coronary arteries in man. Since any increase of luminal area in an obstructed coronary artery should substantially improve blood flow [4, 7], some of the therapeutic effects of nitrates may be attributable to dilation of coronary artery stenosis.
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Rafflenbeul, W., Urthaler, F., Russell, R.O., James, T.N., Lichtlen, P.R. (1981). Quantitative Coronary Angiography: Effect of Isosorbide Dinitrate on Coronary Artery Stenoses. In: Lichtlen, P.R., Engel, HJ., Schrey, A., Swan, H.J.C. (eds) Nitrates III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68085-4_36
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