The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor
Erectile dysfunction (ED), defined as the <em>inability of the subject of the male gender to achieve and/or maintain an erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse</em>, is a source of great discomfort for patients in everyday life. This condition has a high prevalence...
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| author | Nathan Artom Giuliano Pinna |
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| description | Erectile dysfunction (ED), defined as the <em>inability of the subject of the male gender to achieve and/or maintain an erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse</em>, is a source of great discomfort for patients in everyday life. This condition has a high prevalence in the general population, although frequently underestimated in clinical practice. The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, the pathophysiology and the clinical features of this disease, emphasizing the importance of erectile dysfunction as an indicator of silent atherosclerotic disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69d526197a0e431f8951f2f34cbf9cbd2023-12-02T23:08:18ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522014-12-018421022010.4081/itjm.2014.500440The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factorNathan Artom0Giuliano Pinna1First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, GenoaInternal Medicine, ASL AT, AstiErectile dysfunction (ED), defined as the <em>inability of the subject of the male gender to achieve and/or maintain an erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse</em>, is a source of great discomfort for patients in everyday life. This condition has a high prevalence in the general population, although frequently underestimated in clinical practice. The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, the pathophysiology and the clinical features of this disease, emphasizing the importance of erectile dysfunction as an indicator of silent atherosclerotic disease.http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/500erectile disfunction, cardiovascular risk. |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Artom Giuliano Pinna The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor Italian Journal of Medicine erectile disfunction, cardiovascular risk. |
| title | The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor |
| title_full | The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor |
| title_fullStr | The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor |
| title_full_unstemmed | The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor |
| title_short | The erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor |
| title_sort | erectile dysfunction as a cardiovascular risk factor |
| topic | erectile disfunction, cardiovascular risk. |
| url | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/500 |
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