Effects of sildenafil citrate (viagra) on cardiac repolarization and on autonomic control in subjects with chronic heart failure

American Heart Journal
Gianfranco PiccirilloMauro Cacciafesta

Abstract

Cases of sudden death associated with sildenafil citrate use have been reported in men with coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the drug's effect on cardiac repolarization and sinus autonomic and vascular control in men with mild chronic heart failure (CHF; New York Heart Association classification II). Changes in these variables could predispose patients to malignant ventricular arrhythmias. We measured QT dispersion, the QT-RR slope, and the index of QT variability (QTVI) and analyzed spectral power of RR and systolic blood pressure variability in 10 men with dilated cardiomyopathy and in 10 control subjects after administration of a single 50-mg oral dose of sildenafil citrate or placebo at rest (not followed with any attempt at intercourse). In both groups, oral sildenafil citrate decreased the systolic blood pressure (P <.05) and increased the heart rate (P <.05). In subjects with CHF, it also increased the QT-RR (P <.001) and QTVI (from -0.45 +/- 0.07 to -0.27 +/- 0.07; P <.001), but in controls, it increased the QTVI (from -1.20 +/- 0.08 to -0.78 +/-.014; P <.001). In these subjects and controls, oral sildenafil citrate induced a significant reduction in high frequency, expressed in absolute...Continue Reading

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