Cardiovascular effects of sildenafil citrate and recommendations for its use

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Kloner, Robert A ^a   Zusman, Randall M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; DIGOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; RESERPINE; SILDENAFIL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SUDDEN DEATH;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEART DISEASES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGLYCERIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PIPERAZINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032888371     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00114-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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