title: [Sildenafil citrate (viagra) treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate different dosages of vasoactive drug viagra in patients with erectile dysfunction suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) type I and II.
  
  
  METHODS
  Viagra in doses 25, 50 and 100 mg was given to 30 DM patients with different forms of erectile dysfunction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response was obtained in 70.3% of cases. The highest effect was achieved with the dose 100 mg (the response rate 68.5% of patients). The dose 50 mg was effective in 31.5%, 25 mg in 0% of patients. Most nonresponders had low testosterone levels in the blood.
authors.forename: S Iu
authors.initials: SIu
authors.lastname: Kalinichenko
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Kozlov
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mel'nichenko
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Dedov
mesh_terms: D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011687:Purines; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D013739:Testosterone; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases