Abstract
A 63-year-old male patient with a type B aortic dissection after the use of tadalafil, a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, is presented. The possible role of a novel predisposing factor-sexual activity combined with tadalafil-is reviewed. This report and three other cases add a new dimension to the known predisposing factors such as chronic systemic hypertension, hereditary connective tissue diseases-and congenital aortic valve diseases. However, the precise role of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors in the pathophysiology of aortic dissection remains unknown. (Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:651-3) (C) 2012 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 651-653 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of thoracic surgery |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb-2012 |
Keywords
- SILDENAFIL
- EXERCISE
- PRESSURE