title: Safe use of sildenafil in patients with coronary artery disease.
abstract: Despite isolated reports of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in men taking sildenafil for erectile dysfunction, clinical evidence shows the drug to be safe, effective, and well tolerated in most men with coronary artery disease. Nevertheless, caution is advised in specific instances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, USA. bush@ccf.org
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011687:Purines; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones
chemical_list: D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate