Erectile Dysfunction - Early Sign or Risk Factor for Vascular Disease?

摘要

We analyzed files of 535 males associating erectile dysfunction (ED) in order to assess the prevalence of risk factors for atherosclerosis and the incidence of cardiovascular events in a 3 years follow-up period. In our study, all risk factors for atherosclerosis (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity) as well as its vascular complications were strongly associated with ED. The incidence of cardiovascular events (angina, myocardial infarction, stroke) was significantly higher in patients associating ED than in patient without ED. There is increasing evidence to consider erectile dysfunction (ED) as a vascular disease and an early risk factor for coronary artery disease. To investigate the prevalence of risk factors of atherosclerosis and the correlation between the presence of ED and vascular events occurrence in males.