Patients who suffer from COPD may benefit from agents, such as sildenafil, that cause vasodilation, according to researchers from the Netherlands. The new study investigated the acute effects of sildenafil on patients with COPD both at rest and during exercise. The response was also tested on patients with COPD both with and without pulmonary hypertension (PH), which is a common complication of COPD. [click link for full article]
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