Evaluation of efficacy and safety in concomitant use of sildenafil and isosorbide mononitrate in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to heart failure
- In: Posters
- At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
- Type: Poster
- By: WU, Shang-En (Tzu Chi General Hospital Taipei Branch, Pharmacy department, New Taipei city, China Taiwan)
- Co-author(s): Lee, Chien-hsing (Tzu Chi General Hospital Taipei Branch, New Taipei city, China Taiwan)
- Abstract:
I. Background
Sildenafil, one of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, which induces relaxation of vascular smooth muscle, specifically in pulmonary vasculature, is commonly applied in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. In heart failure patients, nitrate vasodilators alone may not present adequate pulmonary.. The access to the whole abstract and if available the presentation file is available to FIP members and to congress participants of that specific congress.
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