News articles tagged with 'sildenafil'
Sildenafil reduces Raynaud's frequency in patients with systemic sclerosis
— 9 Mar 2011 18:05 | HealthResearchers in Europe reported that treatment with modified-release sildenafil significantly reduced the frequency of attacks of Raynaud's phenomenon in patients with limited cutaneous…
Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart function in young heart-disease patients
— 19 Nov 2009 17:43 | HealthHeart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil,…
Erectile dysfunction treatments do not appear to damage vision over 6 months
— 14 Apr 2009 10:15 | HealthTwo medications used to treat erectile dysfunction in men (tadalafil and sildenafil) do not appear to have visual side effects when taken daily for six months, despite concerns about…
Viagra's other talents: Help a 'signalling' protein shield the heart from high blood pressure damage
— 6 Jan 2009 11:22 | HealthJohns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil amplifies the effects of a heart-protective…
Scientists map steps to block key enzyme action in heart failure
— 12 Nov 2008 18:00 | HealthTaking a cue from the way drugs like Viagra put the biological brakes on a key enzyme involved in heart failure, scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out a key chemical step involved…
Use of sildenafil associated with improvement in antidepressant-related sexual dysfunction
— 23 Jul 2008 21:09 | HealthWomen with sexual dysfunction caused by the use of antidepressants experienced a reduction in adverse sexual effects with use of sildenafil, commonly known as the erectile dysfunction…
Novel approach to protect the hearts of patients with muscular dystrophy
— 13 May 2008 10:48 | HealthA team of researchers has recently shown that the administration of sildenafil protects the heart in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This study was led by Dr Christine Des Rosiers…
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