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Case report
Atrial fibrillation after vardenafil therapy
  1. H H Veloso,
  2. A A V de Paola
  1. VOTCOR - Hospital da Venerável Ordem Terceira da Penitência, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr. Henrique Horta Veloso
 VOTCOR – Hospital da Venerável Ordem Terceira da Penitência, Rua Conde de Bonfim 1033, Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil, ZIP: 20530-001; hhortacardiol.br

Abstract

Vardenafil is a new oral phosphodiesterase inhibitor used for erectile dysfunction. We report a case admitted with a first-detected, symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a healthy patient after self-medication with vardenafil.

  • atrial fibrillation
  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • erectile dysfunction
  • phosphodiesterase inhibitor
  • vardenafil

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.015982

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