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Article: Viagra latest: it treats heart attacks too.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- February 8, 2005
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Byline: PAT HAGAN
VIAGRA could be used to treat patients who have had a heart attack, according to promising new research.
Tests show that the world's most famous impotence drug appears to protect the heart muscle against further damage, which could help victims make a better recovery.
The little blue pill works by stopping vital heart muscle cells from killing themselves in the wake of a heart attack.
This process, known as apoptosis, is one of the major reasons why some heart attack victims are unable to live a normal life.
Researchers believe Viagra could even reverse the decline in heart cells in some people.
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