A spontaneous, double-blind, double-dummy cross-over study on the effects of daily vardenafil on arterial stiffness in patients with vasculogenic erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-191

  Aversa, Antonio ^a   Letizia, Claudio ^b   Francomano, Davide ^a   Bruzziches, Roberto ^a   Natali, Marco ^a   Lenzi, Andrea ^a  

^a Department of Experimental Medicine Medical Pathophysiology Food Science and Endocrinology Section ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Endothelial function; Endothelin 1; Peripheral arterial tonometry; Reactive hyperemia

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; VARDENAFIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PIPERAZINES; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84876544505     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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