Viagra In More Heart Trials
Written by Stuart Stevens | Wednesday, 26 April 2006 | There are 0 comments
Ukmedix has learnt of new research conducted by John Hopkins scientists who can how that the erectile dysfunction medicine Viagra will reduce the negative effects of hormone stress in the heart by 50%. This research adds to previous studies done on the Viagra effect on the heart which showed for example the beneficial effects of Viagra in curing hypertension.
Viagra is being touted as a heart drug more and more as more testing is done and this latest research showed that sildenafil citrate (Viagra) softens the an over active heartbeat that is the result of stress and relaxes the heart in order for the blood flow to return to normal levels.
The leading researcher in this study described the Viagra's action as being like a brake on the heart by opening the blood vessels and claimed that this study was the first to conclusively prove that Viagra can act directly on the heart and cardio function in humans. This confirms pervious research that has already been done on mice with Viagra which showed the same results on preventing stress to the heart.
The John Hopkins research team also claims to have shown how Viagra stops the harm done to the heart by long term excess blood pressure levels. The study also interestingly shows that Viagra can effect cardio function when the heart is subject to stress but not when the heart is functioning normally. The research team also said that Viagra could even reverse the bad effects of a heart muscle which has been weakened by hypertrophy.
The John Hopkins Team is still researching the effects of Viagra on the heart so that a complete database of facts will be available before Viagra is seriously used for treatment of cardio problems.
The Viagra drugs efficacy as an erectile dysfunction drug is undisputed, now whether it will become the world no.1 heart drug remains to be seen.
