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Effects of sildenafil on cardiac repolarization.

Chern-En Chiang1, Hsiang-Ning Luk, Tsui-Min Wang

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, 201, Sec 2, Shih-Pai Road, 112, Taipei, Taiwan. cechiang@vghtpe.gov.tw

Summary

Sildenafil does not prolong cardiac repolarization. Instead, high concentrations accelerate it by blocking calcium channels, potentially explaining rare sudden death reports.

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