Endothelial Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction and Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors. An Update of the Current Data and Future Perspectives

Autor: Angelis Konstantinopoulos, Konstantinos Giannitsas, Spiros Raptis, Petros Perimenis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Drug Target Insights, Vol 2, Pp 111-117 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1177-3928
Popis: Endothelial dysfunction is a pathological entity that multiply affects the health status. Erectile dysfunction is being recognized as a condition that is strongly interrelated with endothelial dysfunction, being a vascular event itself. Oral pharmacotherapy for erectile dysfunction has provided us with a new armamentarium on this condition. Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors have been investigated and proved useful in clinical practice for erectile dysfunction but in addition to this, the results seem promising of a benefi cial effect on endothelial dysfunction, as well.
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