Erectile Dysfunction Increases Risk For Cardiovascular Events

By jack1carlos

A recent study has found that men suffering with erectile dysfunction have a higher risk of subsequent cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and angina. Erectile dysfunction has taken millions of men under its grip. More than 10 million men in the United States are affected by erectile dysfunction (ED), with an estimated 100 million men affected worldwide.

Erectile dysfunction is related to many factors; including age, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and hypertension and as cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction share etiologies as well as pathophysiology (endothelial dysfunction) therefore evidence shows that the degree of erectile dysfunction correlates with severity of cardiovascular disease. It has been postulated that erectile dysfunction is a sentinel symptom in patients with cardiovascular disease.

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