<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It is estimated that erectile dysfunction (ED) affects more than 150 million people worldwide and this number is expected to double by the year 2025. Vascular component represents the most important etiological cause of erectile dysfunction. ED shares almost all risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and smoking, with arteriosclerosis. Moderate to severe ED is associated with a considerably increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). This review was conducted in May 2016, when the PubMed database was searched using the combination of the terms “erectile dysfunction” and “cardiovascular diseases”, “coronary artery diseases” and “risk factors”. In this review, we analyzed the published literature, regarding the predictive role of ED in CVD and the association of ED risk factors with CVD risk factors, aiming to draw particular attention on the role of sexual inquiry of all men to prevent or decrease major cardiovascular events. In conclusion, the early detection of ED can prevent major cardiovascular events with early management of cardiovascular risk and permits to include patients in a risk stratification group. Erectile function should be evaluated using questionnaires in all male patients to prevent and decrease the rates of major cardiovascular events.</p></abstract>

It is estimated that erectile dysfunction (ED) affects more than 150 million people worldwide and this number is expected to double by the year 2025. Vascular component represents the most important etiological cause of erectile dysfunction. ED shares almost all risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and smoking, with arteriosclerosis. Moderate to severe ED is associated with a considerably increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). This review was conducted in May 2016, when the PubMed database was searched using the combination of the terms “erectile dysfunction” and “cardiovascular diseases”, “coronary artery diseases” and “risk factors”. In this review, we analyzed the published literature, regarding the predictive role of ED in CVD and the association of ED risk factors with CVD risk factors, aiming to draw particular attention on the role of sexual inquiry of all men to prevent or decrease major cardiovascular events. In conclusion, the early detection of ED can prevent major cardiovascular events with early management of cardiovascular risk and permits to include patients in a risk stratification group. Erectile function should be evaluated using questionnaires in all male patients to prevent and decrease the rates of major cardiovascular events.

Can Erectile Dysfunction Predict Major Cardiovascular Events?

Department of Urology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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It is estimated that erectile dysfunction (ED) affects more than 150 million people worldwide and this number is expected to double by the year 2025. Vascular...

Can Erectile Dysfunction Predict Major Cardiovascular Events?

Publicado en línea: 06 jul 2016

Páginas: 18 - 22

Recibido: 01 may 2016

Aceptado: 29 may 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0005

Palabras clave
erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery diseases, risk factors

© 2016 Norbert A. Szekeres et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Can Erectile Dysfunction Predict Major Cardiovascular Events?

Publicado en línea: 06 jul 2016

Páginas: 18 - 22

Recibido: 01 may 2016

Aceptado: 29 may 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0005

Palabras claveerectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery diseases, risk factors

© 2016 Norbert A. Szekeres et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery diseases, risk factors