Viagra could help men with coronary artery disease live longer, study suggests
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Men who have stable coronary artery disease who also take Viagra may live longer and also have a decreased risk of having a new heart attack compared to those who suffer from the disease but do not take the erectile dysfunction drug, according to the findings of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Collecting data from patient, drug and cause of death registries, the researchers looked at 16,500 men who were treated with PDE5 inhibitors, such as Viagra or Cialis, while just under 2,000 of the participants received alprostadil, an injectable drug used to treat ED. By the end, the researchers found that men treated with PDE5 inhibitors lived longer and had a lower risk of new heart attack, heart failure, balloon dilation and bypass surgery than those who received alprostadil.More Related News
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