Chapter 34.4, Problem 3CC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Why nitroglycerin is prescribed for heart disease patient as in body it is converted into nitric oxide and why nitroglycerin increases blood flow rate and relieves chest pain.

Introduction:

Blood pressure is defined as the pressure of circulating blood in blood vessels. Contraction and relaxation of heart result in the maintenance of the blood pressure. As when heart contract the blood is flow into blood vessels and when it is relaxed blood comes back into the heart. It is measured as systolic over systolic pressure Systolic pressure means maximum pressure between one heart beat diastolic pressure means minimum pressure between two heart beats. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). When it is low is called hypotension while when it is high is called hypertension.