title: The relationship between acute coronary syndrome and sildenafil.
abstract: Sildenafil is a drug used for male erectile dysfunction. Sildenafil's fatal cardiac effects except due to hypotension with simultaneous nitrate use have not been reported.We reported in this case a 70-year-old man admitted to the emergency service with chest pain, which occurs in an hour after sildenafil use. Electrocardiogram showed inferoposterior ST-segment elevation. In angiography, total circumflex artery occlusion has been seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Duzce University, 81100 Duzce, Turkey. Electronic address: iekinozu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ekinozu
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aslantas
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tibilli
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Turker
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozhan
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058986:Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011687:Purines / Q000009:adverse effects; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D058986:Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate