Viagra like medicine is given in which condition: March 2007
Ans. A: Pulmonary Hypeension Since NO is an impoant regulator of pulmonary vascular resistance, PDE-5 inhibitors lower pulmonary aerial pressure. Sildenafil is more selective for pulmonary circulation than vardenafil, and is the only PHosphoDiEsteras-5 inhibitor shown to improve aerial oxygenation in pulmonary hypeension. Sildenafil has now become the drug of choice for pulmonary aerial hypeension.
Pulmonary hypeension
Essential hypeension
Malignant hypeension
Hypeension in pregnancy
Pulmonary hypeension