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Article: Study of Viagra(R) in General Medical Practice Confirms No Increased Risk of Heart Attack.
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- March 19, 2001
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Study Confirms Safety Profile Established by Clinical Trials
ORLANDO, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ --
Pfizer Inc said today that men with erectile dysfunction (ED) who have been prescribed Viagra (sildenafil citrate) do not have an increased risk of heart attack or death from ischemic heart disease, according to results from the first phase of a large-scale, observational study of Viagra presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
The study of 5,601 men in the United Kingdom found that the risk of these cardiovascular events for Viagra users were comparable to U.K. national health data in the general population of ...