Effect of nitroglycerine in popliteal preparations from patients with peripheral occlusive arteriopathy precontracted with KCl or 5-hydroxytryptamine.

1. At the present time, there are no studies in isolated arteries from patients suffering from peripheral occlusive arteriopathy (POA). In the present study, we attempt to characterize the effect of nitroglycerine (GTN) in isolated popliteal preparations obtained after leg amputation in 60-90-year-old men and women suffering from POA.