Diabetes-associated vascular dysfunction contributes to increased cardiovascular risk. We investigated whether the phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor sildenafil would improve vascular function in diabetic rats.
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. a.schaefer@medizin.uni-wuerzburg.de