Report of erectile dysfunction after therapy with beta-blockers is related to patient knowledge of side effects and is reversed by placebo

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 1928-1932

  Silvestri, Antonello ^a,b   Galetta, Pasquale ^a   Cerquetani, Elena ^a   Marazzi, Giuseppe ^a   Patrizi, Roberto ^a   Fini, Massimo ^a   Rosano, Giuseppe M C ^a  

^a Res U Dept of Medical Sciences   (Italy)

^b Cardiovascular Research Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Cardiovascular disease; Erectile dysfunction; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PLACEBOS;

EID: 0142209279     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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