Viagra Saves Baby Born With Heart On Wrong Side
June 6, 2009 | Filed Under viagra | No Comments
A baby from Kolkata, India was born with a rare congenital heart defect. Her heart was on the wrong side of her body. Additionally, her heart had a hole in it. The baby underwent surgery to correct the defect, but during the four-hour operation, her blood pressure spiked, and blood began flowing in the wrong direction to the heart. The Indian surgeon gave the baby Viagra to reduce her blood pressure, which is being credited with saving her life.
Treating high blood pressure and symptoms of heart disease was the original intent for Viagra, but scientists discovered its erectile dysfunction-treating powers during early drug trials.
Pfizer, Viagra’s manufacturer released Revatio in 2005 to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. Revatio contains the same active ingredient as Viagra – sildenafil. Similarly, as noted last week in this blog, Cialis manufacturer Lilly will be releasing Adcirca, a new product containing the same active ingredient as Cialis – tadalafil. This product has been approved by the FDA to improve exercise ability in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
For years, Viagra has been used by doctors to help babies who have lung problems such as pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Many alternative uses for the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra have been found since its release in 1998. While treating erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension are its only FDA-approved uses, Viagra has been found to help treat altitude sickness, perk up wilting plants, and help women on antidepressants achieve orgasms more easily.
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