title: [Phosphodiesterase inhibitors: effectiveness and new applications].
abstract: Three different phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors are currently available for the treatment of erectile dysfunction: sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafil. The differences between these 3 are limited: tadalafil has a long duration of action, while vardenafil has a rapid onset of action after intake. Various studies have suggested that there is an improvement in the partners' sex lives when men use a PDE5 inhibitor for erectile dysfunction. The introduction of PDE5 inhibitors has renewed the interest in PDE inhibitors in general, for example in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. In the near future PDE inhibitors may be used for various disorders as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, hypertension and coronary heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, afd. Urologie, 9700 RB Groningen. m.f.van.driel@uro.umcg.nl
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: van Driel
mesh_terms: D002243:Carbolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy; D011687:Purines; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068581:Tadalafil; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014227:Triazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069058:Vardenafil Dihydrochloride
chemical_list: D002243:Carbolines; D007093:Imidazoles; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D014227:Triazines; D000069058:Vardenafil Dihydrochloride; D000068581:Tadalafil; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate