New research has found that taking erectile dysfunction medication and chest pain medication at the same time may increase your risk of death. This is largely because both medications can induce hypotension.
Taking erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra, Levitra, Cialis and certain chest pain medications together may increase the risk of cardiovascular death, a new study indicates.
For men with stable CAD receiving nitrate medication, the use of PDE5i treatment for erectile dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Despite contraindications, continued combined use of erectile dysfunction drugs and nitrates in men with stable heart disease is tied to a higher risk for death and CV events.