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Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

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Erectile dysfunction (ED), the consistent inability of a man to achieve an erection satisfactory for sexual activity, has been estimated to afflict, to some degree, 52% of male adults between the ages of 40 and 70 yr in the United States (1).Millions of men in the United States suffer with ED. Although there are numerous causes of ED (vascular, psychogenic, neurologic, endocrine, structural, traumatic, and drug-related) in men over age 50 yr, the most common cause is thought to be vascular (2–4). This chapter reviews the connection between ED and vascular disease and the connection between ED and risk factors for atherosclerosis.

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    Robert A. Kloner MD, PhD

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Kloner, R.A. (2004). Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. In: Kloner, R.A. (eds) Heart Disease and Erectile Dysfunction. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-748-2_3

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