Sexual activity and cardiovascular risk

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 4, Issue H, 2002, Pages

  Drory, Yaacov ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial infarction; Nitrates; Safety; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY RISK; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART REHABILITATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SMOKING; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0036891837     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1520-765X(02)90047-7     Document Type: Review

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