# viagra was originally created to treat heart-disease > Created in 1989, sildenafil citrate is the medical name for Viagra. In the early 1990s, the drug was being tested as a heart-disease medication. It turned out not to be great at that, but one thing participants did report was an increase in erections (yes, all the trial participants were men).[[Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez#^4zrxw]]