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In St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Gul Dadlani of All Children's Hospital, said sildenafil, the generic name for the drug, is a wonder drug for babies who're born with pulmonary hypertension.
"As the blood flow goes to the lung, the arteries in the lung become constricted or tightened," Dadlani told BayNews9.com. "With Viagra therapy, it relaxes those vessels and allows more blood flow to go to the lungs and improves the symptoms for the patient."
The doctor said that the drug does not have the same effect it has on men who use it to treat erectile dysfunction.
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"As the blood flow goes to the lung, the arteries in the lung become constricted or tightened," Dadlani told BayNews9.com. "With Viagra therapy, it relaxes those vessels and allows more blood flow to go to the lungs and improves the symptoms for the patient."
The doctor said that the drug does not have the same effect it has on men who use it to treat erectile dysfunction.
More here.