New Possibilities in Heart Failure: The Effects of Tadalafil on Diastolic Function in Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

New Possibilities in Heart Failure: The Effects of Tadalafil on Diastolic Function in Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5i) are the first-line treatment for erectile dysfunction and are also used to treat pulmonary hypertension. PDE5i impedes the breakdown of nitric oxide (NO)-driven cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in smooth muscle cells of the vascular bed, acting as...

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Main Authors: Felice Crocetto, Vittoria Cuomo, Ciro Santoro, Ludovica Fiorillo, Biagio Barone, Davide Arcaniolo, Teresa Fedele, Ciro Imbimbo, Roberta Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
diastolic disfunction
echocardiography
erectile dysfunction
nitric oxide signaling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5629

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