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A medicine called PETN doesn’t make your blood vessels lose their responsiveness over time like other similar drugs do—because it triggers your body to make protective molecules that shield your blood vessels from damage and keep them working well.

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PETN is a type of nitrate medicine that, unlike others, doesn’t lose its effectiveness over time because it boosts the body’s natural antioxidant defenses, which protect blood vessels from damage.

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