Viagra, the popular erectile dysfunction drug, also may help prevent heart damage due to chronic high blood pressure, Johns Hopkins researchers found.

The drug, sildanafil, may boost the effects of a specific protein that protects the heart, which explains why the drug has been shown to improve heart function, according to researchers.

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