Table 1

Venous and arterial diameters at baseline and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes after sildenafil administration. Data are presented as mean (SD) (n=10)

Time after sildenafil administration (minutes)Venous diameter (arbitrary units)p ValueArterial diameter (arbitrary units)p Value
One way ANOVA for repeated measures for venous diameter: F(4.36) = 10.9, p<0.0001; for arterial diameter: F(4.36) = 12.0, p<0.0001. p Values indicate significance of difference between values at baseline and sildenafil administration (*p<0.005).
Baseline137 (23)111 (11)
30145 (25)<0.001117 (12)<0.001
60145 (25)<0.001116 (12)<0.001
90142 (24)0.001114 (11)0.013
120141 (23)0.025111 (10)0.750