{"id":11257,"date":"2021-06-23T17:17:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T17:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?p=11257"},"modified":"2021-06-24T12:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T12:30:18","slug":"is-viagra-heart-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2021\/06\/23\/is-viagra-heart-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Viagra Heart Friendly?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11268 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Is Viagra Heart Friendly?\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2021\/06\/iStock-1202331183-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2021\/06\/23\/is-viagra-heart-friendly\/#espanol\">Para leer en Espa\u00f1ol, por favor haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201990s, the \u201clittle blue pill\u201d was marketed to help men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and Viagra quickly became a household name. Now, 23 years later, one study indicates that same pill may help men with preexisting heart disease live longer.<\/p>\n<p>According to a study recently conducted in Sweden, Viagra\u2014and medications like it\u2014may reduce the risk of a second or fatal heart attack in men with coronary disease. This disease occurs when fat accumulates along the innermost layer of the coronary arteries. The fatty deposits may develop in childhood and continue to thicken and enlarge throughout life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis thickening of the arteries, called atherosclerosis, can decrease or block the flow of blood to the heart,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/brett-waldman-md\">Brett Waldman, MD<\/a>, clinical cardiologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/heart-institute\">Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira<\/a>. \u201cNearly 16 million Americans suffer from coronary artery disease, and it\u2019s the number one killer of both men and women in the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decrease in blood flow as a result of atherosclerosis causes a significant increase in the risk of heart attack. ED can be an early warning sign for this disease because the arteries in the penis are so narrow, and proper blood flow is required to make it erect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMen often hesitate to see a doctor for ED,\u201d says Dr. Waldman. \u201cHowever, if men make an appointment to treat ED sooner, it gives us the chance to screen for cardiovascular disease \u2013 which can be lifesaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two main treatments for ED,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/allen-seftel-md\">Allen D. Seftel, MD, FACS<\/a>,- Head, Division of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/urology\">Urology<\/a>. \u201cThe first, alprostadil, can be injected into the penis or taken as a suppository. This medication works by dilating the blood vessels so that the penis stiffens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second treatment option is a class of drugs called PDE5 inhibitors,\u201d continues Dr. Seftel. \u201cThese oral medications include Viagra (sildenafil) and Cialis (tadalafil). They work by increasing blood flow to the penis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research from Sweden was published in the <em>Journal of the American College of Cardiology<\/em> in the spring. The researchers studied 16,500 men who were taking PDE5 inhibitors for ED and approximately 2,000 men who were treated with alprostadil.<\/p>\n<p>All of the participants in the study had stable coronary artery disease. They had not had a heart attack, balloon dilation, or bypass surgery during the six months before they began ED treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authors of the study concluded that the men who received the PDE5 inhibitors lived longer and had a lower risk of heart failure, or new heart attack, compared with the men who had alprostadil treatment,\u201d says Dr. Seftel. \u201cTaking more frequent doses of PDE5 inhibitors lowed the risk even further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese benefits may be a result of the medication increasing blood flow, which reduces blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease,\u201d says Dr. Waldman.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Seftel hypothesizes that the men who were prescribed PDE5 inhibitors were most likely in better cardiovascular shape and were \u201cfit\u201d enough to engage in sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>That idea agrees with the guidance from both the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Urological Association (AUA) for physicians when prescribing PDE5 inhibitors to men with preexisting cardiovascular disease. The AHA and AUA created an algorithm for physicians to follow, and generally, the more stable the patient\u2019s heart condition, the safer it is to prescribe these types of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis association with Viagra in reducing recurrent cardiac events may be due a to selection bias. Those who were healthy enough to engage in sexual activity were likely in better cardiovascular health, as Dr. Seftel pointed out,\u201d says Dr. Waldman. \u201cIt\u2019s important to note that this study included stable patients with known cardiovascular disease and patients should speak to their doctor before taking a PDE5 inhibitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an observational study and the researchers did not prove that the drug caused the health benefits. Further studies are needed to validate the findings,\u201d says Dr. Seftel, \u201cbut the news is encouraging, and I await the results of future research on the topic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>To make an appointment with one a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/\">Cooper University Health Care<\/a> cardiovascular or urologic expert, call <a href=\"tel:8008266737\">800.8.COOPER<\/a> (800.826.6737) or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/\">CooperHealth.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"espanol\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u00bfPuede el Viagra salvar vidas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>En los a\u00f1os 90, la &#8220;peque\u00f1a p\u00edldora azul&#8221; se comercializ\u00f3 para ayudar a los hombres con disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil (DE), y Viagra se convirti\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente en un nombre familiar. Ahora, 23 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, esa misma p\u00edldora puede ayudar a los hombres con enfermedades card\u00edacas preexistentes a vivir m\u00e1s tiempo.<\/p>\n<p>Seg\u00fan un estudio realizado recientemente en Suecia, Viagra\u2014 y medicamentos como este \u2014 puede reducir el riesgo de un segundo ataque card\u00edaco o fatal en hombres con enfermedad coronaria. Los expertos en cardiolog\u00eda y urolog\u00eda de Cooper University Health Care opinan sobre los hallazgos.<\/p>\n<p>La enfermedad de las arterias coronarias ocurre cuando la grasa se acumula a lo largo de la capa m\u00e1s interna de las arterias coronarias. Los dep\u00f3sitos de grasa pueden desarrollarse en la ni\u00f1ez y continuar engros\u00e1ndose y agrandando durante toda la vida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Este engrosamiento de las arterias, llamado aterosclerosis, puede disminuir o bloquear el flujo de sangre al coraz\u00f3n&#8221;, dice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/brett-waldman-md\">Brett Waldman, MD<\/a>, Cardi\u00f3logo cl\u00ednico, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/heart-institute\">Cardiac Partners en Cooper e Inspira<\/a>. &#8220;Casi 16 millones de estadounidenses sufren de enfermedad de las arterias coronarias y es la principal causa de muerte tanto de hombres como de mujeres en los EE. UU.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>La disminuci\u00f3n del flujo sangu\u00edneo resultante del aterosclerosis provoca un aumento significativo del riesgo de ataque card\u00edaco. La disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil puede ser una se\u00f1al de advertencia temprana de esta enfermedad porque las arterias en el pene son muy estrechas y se requiere un flujo sangu\u00edneo adecuado para que est\u00e9 erecto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Los hombres a menudo dudan en consultar a un m\u00e9dico para la disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil&#8221;, dice Dr. Waldman. \u201cSin embargo, si los hombres programan una cita para tratar la disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil antes, nos da la oportunidad de detectar enfermedades cardiovasculares \u2013 que puede salvar vidas &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hay dos tratamientos principales para la disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil&#8221;, dice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/doctors\/allen-seftel-md\">Allen D. Seftel, MD, FACS<\/a>, Chief, Divisi\u00f3n de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/services\/urology\">Urolog\u00eda<\/a> de Cooper University Health Care. \u201cEl primero, alprostadil, puede inyectarse en el pene o tomarse como supositorio. Este medicamento act\u00faa dilatando los vasos sangu\u00edneos para que el pene se ponga r\u00edgido.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa segunda opci\u00f3n de tratamiento es una clase de medicamentos llamados inhibidores de la PDE5. Estos medicamentos orales incluyen Viagra (sildenafil) y Cialis (tadalafil). Funcionan aumentando el flujo sangu\u00edneo al pene &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>La investigaci\u00f3n de Suecia se public\u00f3 en el <em>Journal of the American College of Cardiology<\/em> en la primavera. Los investigadores estudiaron a 16,500 hombres que estaban tomando inhibidores de la PDE5 para la disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil y aproximadamente 2,000 hombres que fueron tratados con alprostadil.<\/p>\n<p>Todos los participantes del estudio ten\u00edan enfermedad arterial coronaria estable. No hab\u00edan tenido un ataque card\u00edaco, dilataci\u00f3n con bal\u00f3n ni cirug\u00eda de bypass durante los seis meses antes de comenzar los tratamientos para la DE.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Los autores del estudio concluyeron que los hombres que recibieron los inhibidores de la PDE5 vivieron m\u00e1s tiempo y ten\u00edan un menor riesgo de insuficiencia card\u00edaca o un nuevo ataque card\u00edaco, en comparaci\u00f3n con los hombres que recibieron tratamiento con alprostadil&#8221;, dice Dr. Seftel. &#8220;Tomar dosis m\u00e1s frecuentes de inhibidores de la PDE5 redujo a\u00fan m\u00e1s el riesgo&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Estos beneficios pueden ser el resultado de que el medicamento aumenta el flujo sangu\u00edneo, lo que reduce la presi\u00f3n arterial, un factor de riesgo principal para las enfermedades card\u00edacas&#8221;, dice Dr. Waldman.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Seftel plantea la hip\u00f3tesis de que los hombres a los que se les recetaron inhibidores de la PDE5 probablemente estaban en mejor forma cardiovascular y estaban lo suficientemente &#8220;en forma&#8221; para participar en la actividad sexual.<\/p>\n<p>Esa idea concuerda con la orientaci\u00f3n de la Asociaci\u00f3n Estadounidense del Coraz\u00f3n (AHA) y la Asociaci\u00f3n Estadounidense de Urolog\u00eda (AUA) para los m\u00e9dicos cuando prescriben inhibidores de la PDE5 a hombres con enfermedades cardiovasculares preexistentes. La AHA y la AUA crearon un algoritmo para que lo sigan los m\u00e9dicos: en general, cuanto m\u00e1s estable es la condici\u00f3n card\u00edaca del paciente, m\u00e1s seguro es recetar este tipo de medicamentos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs importante se\u00f1alar que este fue un estudio observacional y los investigadores no probaron que el medicamento causara los beneficios para la salud. Se necesitan m\u00e1s estudios para validar los hallazgos &#8220;, dice Dr. Seftel,&#8221; pero las noticias son alentadoras y espero los resultados de futuras investigaciones sobre el tema &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Para programar una cita con uno de nuestros expertos cardiovasculares o urol\u00f3gicos, llame al <a href=\"tel:8008266737\">800.8.COOPER<\/a> (800.826.6737) o complete nuestro<\/strong> <strong>formulario de solicitud de cita en l\u00ednea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/\">CooperHealth.org<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Para leer en Espa\u00f1ol, por favor haga clic aqu\u00ed In the \u201990s, the \u201clittle blue pill\u201d was marketed to help men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and Viagra quickly became a household name. Now, 23 years later, one study indicates that same pill may help men with preexisting heart disease live longer. 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