Erectile dysfunction as an early sign of cardiovascular disease

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. S1, 2005, Pages

  Billups, K L ^a,b  

^a The EpiCenter for Sexual Health and Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Endothelial dysfunction; Erectile dysfunction; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; PADGEM PROTEIN; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE;

EID: 30044441553     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901425     Document Type: Review

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