The effects of sildenafil on ocular blood flow

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-359

  Koksal, Murat ^a   Ozdemir, Huseyin ^a   Kargi, Sebnem ^a   Yesilli, Cetin ^a   Tomaç, Sühan ^a   Mahmutyazicioglu, Kamran ^a   Mungan, Aydin ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central retinal artery; Colour Dopper ultrasonography; Ocular blood flow; Ophthalmic artery; Short posterior ciliary artery; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CILIARY ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MALE; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CILIARY ARTERIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PIPERAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL ARTERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 21044447436     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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