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Kukreja, R., Salloum, F. & Xi, L. Anti-ischemic effects of sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafil in heart. Int J Impot Res 19, 226–227 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3901533
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