The artery size hypothesis: A macrovascular link between erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 12 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Montorsi, Piero ^a   Ravagnani, Paolo M ^a   Galli, Stefano ^a   Rotatori, Francesco ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^b   Salonia, Andrea ^b   Rigatti, Patrizio ^b   Montorsi, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 29544452288     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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