Sildenafil increases cerebrovascular reactivity: A transcranial Doppler study

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 919-921

  Diomedi, M ^a,b,c   Sallustio, F ^b   Rizzato, B ^b   Ferrante, F ^b   Leone, G ^b   Spera, E ^b   Scarfini, M ^b   Bernardi, G ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEADACHE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 25444473998     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000173835.12308.bb     Document Type: Article

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