Thursday, September 15, 2011

#AskDrKK:Can heart patients take Viagra or Sildenafil?

#DrKKAnswers:
Sildenafil improves erectile function in patients with stable heart blockages. It is also effective in patients with hypertension, diabetes, and nonvascular organic or psychogenic causes for erectile dysfunction.
However it can lower blood pressure and interact with nitrates.
It lowers the systolic upper blood pressure by about 8 mmHg.
The BP lowering is not more when given with amlodipine.
Sildenafil also improves endothelial dysfunction and inhibits platelet activation.


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