Cardiovascular effects of sildenafil in men with SCIs at and above T6

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 26-34

  Sipski, Marcalee ^a   Alexander, Craig ^a   Guo, Xiahuo ^b   Gousse, Angelo ^a   Zlamal, Raymond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; SCI; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0037412556     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/L2G5-DUJG-VKXH-FYV0     Document Type: Article

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