Viagra life-saving
Australian researchers gave the drug to 15 babies with congenital heart disease who were being weaned from inhaled nitric-oxide therapy, a treatment that ICUs use to help these infants survive.
The researchers found that a dose of Viagra prevented a common life-threatening complication called rebound pulmonary hypertension. They also found that it significantly reduced the amount of time the babies spent on mechanical ventilation and in the ICU.
“Rebound pulmonary hypertension is a very common problem,” said Dr. Steven Abman of The Children’s Hospital in Denver, who was not part of the study. “This is the most rigorous study that’s ever been done to demonstrate that Viagra can prevent this complication.”