Sildenafil improves quality of life in men with heart failure and erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-212

  Freitas, D ^a   Athanazio, R ^a   Almeida, D ^a   Dantas, N ^a   Reis, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Impotence; Quality of life; Urologic and male genital disease

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644772006     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901385     Document Type: Article

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