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https://www.webmd.com/erectile-dysfunction/news/20000314/viagra-linked-to-522-deaths
FROM THE WEBMD ARCHIVES
March 14, 2000 (Anaheim, Calif.) -- New research shows that 522 patients have died while taking Viagra (sildenafil) in the first year the drug was on the market. Since its introduction in March of 1998, more than 12 million prescriptions of the blockbuster treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) have been written. There are continued concerns that the drug could trigger heart problems in some users; already it is not recommended for patients taking nitrates for this reason.
"Our data appear to suggest that there's a relatively high number of deaths and adverse cardiovascular events associated with the use of Viagra. I want to emphasize that in no way are we trying to imply a cause-and-effect relationship," lead researcher Sanjay Kaul, MD, a critical care cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, tells WebMD. Kaul presented his findings here Tuesday at the 49th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.
Viagra Linked to 522 Deaths
By Jeff LevineFROM THE WEBMD ARCHIVES
March 14, 2000 (Anaheim, Calif.) -- New research shows that 522 patients have died while taking Viagra (sildenafil) in the first year the drug was on the market. Since its introduction in March of 1998, more than 12 million prescriptions of the blockbuster treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) have been written. There are continued concerns that the drug could trigger heart problems in some users; already it is not recommended for patients taking nitrates for this reason.
"Our data appear to suggest that there's a relatively high number of deaths and adverse cardiovascular events associated with the use of Viagra. I want to emphasize that in no way are we trying to imply a cause-and-effect relationship," lead researcher Sanjay Kaul, MD, a critical care cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, tells WebMD. Kaul presented his findings here Tuesday at the 49th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.