Pure hypertriglyceridemia might be associated with erectile dysfunction: A pilot study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1230-1236

  Heruti, Rafi ^a,b,c   Arbel, Yaron ^b,d   Steinvil, Arie ^d   Zarka, Salman ^b   Saar, Nili ^d   Kinori, Michael ^d   Brenner, Galit ^b   Justo, Dan ^b,c,d  

^a Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital   (Israel)

^b MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertriglyceridemia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL HEALTH INVENTORY FOR MEN QUESTIONNAIRE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 42949149831     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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