Pulse pressure, an index of arterial stiffness, is associated with androgen deficiency and impaired penile blood flow in men with ED

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Corona, Giovanni ^a,c   Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Lotti, Francesco ^a   Fisher, Alessandra D ^a   Bandini, Elisa ^a   Balercia, Giancarlo ^b   Forti, Gianni ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen Deficiency; Arteriogenic ED; Pulse Pressure

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 58149513375     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01059.x     Document Type: Article

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