Asymmetric development of peripheral atherosclerosis in patients with erectile dysfunction: An ultrasonographic study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 889-895

  Foresta, Carlo ^a   Palego, Pierfrancesco ^a   Schipilliti, Mirko ^a   Selice, Riccardo ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Caretta, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Erectile dysfunction; Femoral artery; IMT; Plaque; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 40949156148     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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