Nitric oxide and penile erectile function

N Toda, K Ayajiki, T Okamura - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005 - Elsevier
The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as an intercellular messenger or neurotransmitter opened
a new era for identifying the important mechanisms underlying physiological and …

Penile arteries and erection

U Simonsen, A García-Sacristán, D Prieto - Journal of vascular research, 2002 - karger.com
Alterations in the flow of blood to and from the penis are thought to be the most frequent
causes of male erectile dysfunction and, therefore, the present review focuses on the penile …

Early use of vacuum constriction device following radical prostatectomy facilitates early sexual activity and potentially earlier return of erectile function

R Raina, A Agarwal, S Ausmundson, M Lakin… - International journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
To assess the efficacy of vacuum constriction devices (VCD) following radical prostatectomy
(RP) and determine whether early use of VCD facilitates early sexual activity and potentially …

Sildenafil effects on exercise, neurohormonal activation, and erectile dysfunction in congestive heart failure: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study …

EA Bocchi, G Guimarães, A Mocelin, F Bacal… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common in patients with congestive heart failure
(CHF). ED reduces quality of life, and it may affect compliance, thereby impairing the …

Use of sildenafil for safe improvement of erectile function and quality of life in men with New York Heart Association classes II and III congestive heart failure: a …

LJ Webster, ED Michelakis, T Davis… - Archives of internal …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Background Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common in patients with congestive heart failure
(CHF) and is often associated with symptoms of depression. Although sildenafil citrate, a …

The effects of chronic phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use on different organ systems

ER Schwarz, V Kapur, J Rodriguez, S Rastogi… - International journal of …, 2007 - nature.com
Abstract Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors selectively inhibit PDE-5 enzymes that are
present in various tissues like penile tissue, platelets, vascular, and smooth muscle tissue …

Sildenafil citrate and vacuum constriction device combination enhances sexual satisfaction in erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy

R Raina, A Agarwal, SSR Allamaneni, MM Lakin… - Urology, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of combining sildenafil citrate with a vacuum
constriction device (VCD) in men (after radical prostatectomy) unsatisfied with the results of …

Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition attenuates cerebral vasospasm and improves functional recovery after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage

BH Han, AK Vellimana, ML Zhou, E Milner… - Neurosurgery, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Cerebral vasospasm is an independent predictor of poor outcome after
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The nitric oxide–cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO …

A case of sensorineural deafness following ingestion of sildenafil

B Mukherjee, T Shivakumar - The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2007 - cambridge.org
We report a case of bilateral profound unremitting sensorineural hearing loss, in a 44-year-
old male patient occurring after ingestion of sildenafil citrate 50 mg/day for 15 days …

Pharmacotherapy for erectile dysfunction

H Padma‐Nathan, G Christ, G Adaikan… - The Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Advances in understanding of the biochemistry and physiology of penile
erection have led to breakthroughs in pharmacotherapy of erectile dysfunction. Aim To …