Effects of sildenafil on ocular perfusion demonstrated by color Doppler ultrasonography

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 244-248

  Kurtulan, E ^a   Gulcu, A ^a   Secil, M ^a   Celebi, I ^a   Aslan, G ^a   Esen, A A ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Ocular perfusion; Retinal artery; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NOSE STIFFNESS; PENIS ARTERY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE PERFUSION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; DIASTOLE; EYE; HEMODYNAMIC PHENOMENA; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; PULSATILE FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 3042825149     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901189     Document Type: Article

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