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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2004

NITROMED, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-50439
(Commission
File Number) 22-3159793
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

12 Oak Park Drive
Bedford, Massachusetts
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
01730
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 275-9700

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 12.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On May 11, 2004, NitroMed, Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

        The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 12, 2004	NITROMED, INC.
	By:	/s/  JOSEPH GRIMM Joseph Grimm Senior Vice President, Business Development and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of NitroMed, Inc. dated May 11, 2004

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

SIGNATURE
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