Knowledge of the cardiovascular effects of
sildenafil is important for a number of reasons. The main
risk factors for the
erectile dysfunction (
hypercholesterolemia,
hypertension, diabetes,
smoking) are the same as those for
coronary artery disease. The reported cardiovascular side effects of
sildenafil in normal healthy
population are
minor and mainly associated with vasodialation (i.e.
headache,
flushing and small decrease in systolic and diastolic
blood pressure). Authors
report the occurrence of
atrial fibrillation after the use of
sildenafil in a normal healthy individual. To the best of our
knowledge, there are only few
case reports in the
literature showing occurrence of
atrial fibrillation with use of
sildenafil.