Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Associated with Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra) Use
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.25-27, 2021 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.33706/jemcr.830139
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-27
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Sildenafil is a phosphodiesterase 5 enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension. The use of sildenafil with nitrates is well known to cause myocardial ischemia. However, patients with a history of hypotension, arrhythmia, previous myocardial infarction, or stroke should be given sildenafil carefully. A few cases have been reported in the literature related to ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack due to sildenafil use.