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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2018

Penile microvascular endothelial function in hypertensive patients: effects of acute type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibition.

V Verri, A A Brandão, E Tibirica

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Acute effects of energy drink consumption on microvascular reactivity in young male volunteers at rest: a randomized trial.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024
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  4. Dietary supplementation with whey protein improves systemic microvascular function in heart failure patients: a pilot study.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021
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  5. Observational
  6. Microcirculation and Cardiovascular Diseases.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

V VerriInstituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Ministério da Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
A A BrandãoUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
E TibiricaInstituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Ministério da Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Ministério da Saúde · STUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate penile endothelial microvascular function in patients with primary arterial hypertension and age-matched normotensive subjects using laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI). Additionally, we analyzed the acute penile microvascular effects induced by oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (sildenafil; SIL) administration. Endothelium-dependent microvascular reactivity was evaluated in the penises and forearms of hypertensive patients (aged 58.8±6.6 years, n=34) and age-matched healthy volunteers (n=33) at rest and 60 min following oral SIL (100 mg) administration. LSCI was coupled with cutaneous acetylcholine (ACh) iontophoresis using increasing anodal currents. Basal penile cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) values were not significantly different between control subjects and hypertensive individuals. Penile CVC values increased significantly after SIL administration in control (P<0.0001) and hypertensive (P<0.0001) subjects. Peak CVC values were not different between the two groups during penile ACh iontophoresis before SIL administration (P=0.2052). Peak CVC values were higher in control subjects than in hypertensive subjects after SIL administration (P=0.0427). Penile endothelium-dependent microvascular function is, to some extent, preserved in patients presenting with primary arterial hypertension under effective anti-hypertensive treatment. LSCI may be a valuable non-invasive tool for the evaluation of penile vascular responses to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor.

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AgedCase-Control StudiesEndothelium, VascularHealthy VolunteersHumansHypertensionLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMaleMicrocirculationMiddle AgedPenisPhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsRegional Blood FlowSildenafil CitrateVasodilationPhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsSildenafil Citrate

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PMID29340522
PMCPMC5769756
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