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The group of medical experts – which included Kloner and other preventive cardiologists – arrived at consensus language that low dose tadalafil is "appropriate" for a subset of men who are at elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease due to the build up of plaque in their arteries, according to Dr. But the findings are remarkably "consistent" across the literature, says Kloner, whose lab has studied these medications extensively. "It's a very interesting signal." The findings have surfaced in the online longevity conversation, and prominent voices – from Stanford neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman to the immortality-seeking tech mogul Bryan Johnson – have talked up the idea of taking tadalafil for more than sex.

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