Viagra and Cialis May Cut Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease by 25 Percent
Those who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Cialis may experience an additional health benefit beyond help with sexual performance.A large observational investigation published January 13 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine revealed that men who regularly took a specific type of erectile dysfunction (ED) medication had a 25 percent lower chance of dying prematurely than men with ED who did not take these pills.Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Correlates With Multiple Heart BenefitsResearchers analyzed the health records of more than 70,000 men with erectile dysfunction and found that those who were prescribed Viagra (sildenafil), Cialis (tadalafil), Levitra (vardenafil), or similar drugs called phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors also had:39 percent lower death rate due to heart disease22 percent lower death rate due to unstable angina (where the…