Great study from USC
Men who use Viagra are 25% less likely to suffer early death: USC study
Viagra apparently can help men with more than just erectile dysfunction.
A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicinefound that Viagra lowers the risk of heart disease in men by up to 39% — and it even helps reduce the risk of early death.
Researchers from the University of Southern California studied 70,000 adult men with an average age of 52 who’d been diagnosed with erectile dysfunction at some point between 2006 and 2020.
They looked at the participants’ medical records to see who had taken the drug and whether or not they have suffered heart problems during the follow-up period. Factors such as race, height and weight were taken into account when adjusting the findings.
The study found that those who used erectile dysfunction drugs were less likely to suffer from heart issues — and deaths from heart conditions dropped by almost 40%.
Viagra users were also 17% less likely to suffer heart failure and had a lesser chance (22%) of developing unstable angina, which is when plaque in the coronary artery doesn’t allow oxygen and blood to flow to the heart.
All of those conditions could potentially be fatal if untreated — and could lead to death by heart attack down the line.
Experts believe Viagra increases blood flow to the heart’s arteries and improves the overall oxygen flow throughout the body.
