During Fontan operation doctors direct venous blood directly into the pulmonary artery, bypassing the heart. In a study conducted by specialists from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 27 children and young people who have gone through the Fontan operation, divided into two groups. Let's first dummy pill and the second - Viagra 20 mg three times a day for six weeks. The group then changed, and now the second group was given a placebo, while the first Viagra.
Before and after each phase of the study, doctors carefully studied the cardiac function of patients. Among those children who take Viagra, the greatest progress was recorded in myocardial activity. In addition, this drug has improved diastolic activity of the heart and increase productivity, but this progress was recognized as statistically insignificant.
The researchers concluded that taking Viagra can improve the quality of life of patients suffering from heart diseases.
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