Written by Stuart Stevens | Wednesday, 14 May 2008
People suffering from muscular dystrophy often die due to heart failure 
In the experiments which used mice that had been bred specifically to mimic muscular dystrophy they saw that the performance of the hearts of the mice was significantly improved when given Viagra. People suffering from muscular dystrophy often die due to heart failure caused by the weakening of the cardiac muscle. From this preliminary research is seems that there could be a use for Viagra in preventing the hearts of men and women suffering from muscular dystrophy from wasting away.
The research which was done at the Canadian University of Montreal and which was published in the scientific journal called the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows yet again the immense health benefits that the active ingredient of Viagra (sildenafil) has in other than just erectile dysfunction.
Viagra has not actually been tested in patients suffering from muscular dystrophy yet but it is likely that in the near future clinical tests will be set up. As so many millions of men have used Viagra around the world already the scientists can rest assured that there will be no serious side effects concerning the medication.
Viagra is already used to help people suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension and is being tested as a possible cure for men suffering from heart attacks. Viagra has also been used by clinical psychologists to help men suffering from depression and low self esteem.
Viagra has been sold by the world’s largest drug company Pfizer for over ten years now and has been one of the most successful medications in history.