Patients Taking Nitrates
Average age of 67.4 years and average weight of 186 lbs.
The majority of patients were on a variety of concurrent cardiovascular medications in addition to nitrates (e.g., 75% on antihypertensives, 12% on digitalis, 52% on lipid lowering agents, 18% on antidiabetic agents)
Patients had expected CVD risk factors including hypertension, previous MI, previous CABG/angioplasty, previous stroke, diabetes, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation