Effect of hyperacute administration (within 6 hours) of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate, a nitric oxide donor, on outcome after stroke

Woodhouse, Lisa J.; Scutt, Polly; Krishnan, Kailash; Berge, Eivind; Gommans, John; Ntaios, George; Wardlaw, Joanna M.; Sprigg, Nikola; Bath, Philip M.W.

Abstract

Background and Purpose — Nitric oxide donors are candidate treatments for acute stroke, potentially through hemodynamic, reperfusion, and neuroprotectant effects, especially if given early. Although the large Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) was neutral, a prespecified subgroup suggested that GTN improved functional outcome if administered early after stroke onset.

Methods — Prospective analysis of subgroup of patients randomized into the ENOS trial within 6 hours of stroke onset. Safety and efficacy of GTN versus no GTN were assessed using data on early and late outcomes.

Results — Two hundred seventy-three patients were randomized within 6 hours of ictus: mean (SD) age, 69.9 (12.7) years; men, 154 (56.4%); ischemic stroke, 208 (76.2%); Scandinavian Stroke Scale, 32.1 (11.9); and total anterior circulation syndrome, 86 (31.5%). When compared with no GTN, the first dose of GTN lowered blood pressure by 9.4/3.3 mm Hg (P

Citation

Woodhouse, L. J., Scutt, P., Krishnan, K., Berge, E., Gommans, J., Ntaios, G., …Bath, P. M. (2015). Effect of hyperacute administration (within 6 hours) of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate, a nitric oxide donor, on outcome after stroke. Stroke, 46(11), https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009647

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 13, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 9, 2017
• Journal: Stroke
• Print ISSN: 0039-2499
• Electronic ISSN: 1524-4628
• Publisher: American Heart Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009647
• Keywords: Blood pressure, Cerebral haemorrhage, Nitroglycerin, Nitric oxide, Stroke
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/763989
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009647