Autonomic cerebral vascular response to sildenafil in diabetic patient.docVIP

Al-Amranetal.DiabetologyMetabolicSyndrome2012,4:2 /content/4/1/2 DIABETOLOGY METABOLIC SYNDROME RESEARCH OpenAccess Autonomiccerebralvascularresponseto sildenafilindiabeticpatient FadhilGAl-Amran1*,AkeelAMHZwain2,NajahRHadi3andAhmedMAl-Mudhaffer4 Abstract Background:Erectiledysfunctionisacommonproblemintype2diabeticpatientswhoareathigherriskof cerebrovascularevents,andit’srecordedwithsildenafil,adrugwhichisprimarilyusedforerectiledysfunction. Objectives:Wetestedthehypothesiswhetherornotsildenafilmodulatescerebrovascularreactivity(CVR)in patientswithtype2diabetesmellitus. Methods:Atotalof35