Sexual dysfunction in hypertensive patients: Implications for therapy

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 46-51

  Garko, Sani B ^a   Ogunsina, M O ^a   Danbauchi, S S ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Sexual dysfuntion; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORTALIDONE; CLONIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; GUANETHIDINE; HYDRALAZINE; ISRADIPINE; LOSARTAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHYLDOPA; MINOXIDIL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; POLYPEPTIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EJACULATION DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GYNECOMASTIA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; LIBIDO DISORDER; ORGASM DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENIS ERECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIAPISM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 31344433228     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 15963519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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