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Viagra - Miracle Drug for Heart Disease - Sidenafil Citrate Can
Be Used To Treat Heart Failure and Enlargement
April 22, 2006
John Hopkins researchers say that Viagra reduces
the stimulatory effects of hormonal stress on the heart by half.
Previous studies have shown that the erectile
dysfunction drug is effective in treating hypertension. It works
by expanding the blood vessels.
In the heart, Viagra (sildenafil
citrate) blunts the strengthened heartbeat caused by chemically
induced stress, thereby lessening the excess amount of blood and
force used to pump it to the body. David Kass, M.D. says "Sildenafil
effectively puts a 'brake' on chemical stimulation of the heart."
Kass is a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
and its Heart Institute, and is the study senior author and cardiologist.
According to John Hopkins researchers, these findings are likely
the first to confirm that Viagra has a direct effect on the heart.
Researcher knew that the drug could be effective for treating hypertension,
but believed it had little direct effect on the heart.
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http://www.bestsyndication.com/Articles/2006/dan_wilson/health/04/042206_viagra_heart_failure_enlargement.htm
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