@article{ref1,
title="Methemoglobin levels following sublingual nitroglycerin in human volunteers",
journal="Annals of emergency medicine",
year="1986",
author="Paris, P. M. and Kaplan, R. M. and Stewart, R. D. and Weiss, L. D.",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="171-173",
abstract="Sublingual nitroglycerin 0.8 mg every five minutes for a total of 4.8 mg was administered to 11 healthy volunteers. One volunteer had to withdraw due to a hypotensive bradycardic reaction after 2.4 mg. In the remaining subjects, methemoglobinemia over the next hour never significantly increased from baseline levels, reaching a peak of only 0.71%. We conclude that commonly used doses of sublingual nitroglycerin do not induce significant methemoglobinemia and that nitroglycerin would not be useful in the treatment of cyanide poisoning.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0196-0644",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}