Scrutiny of cardiovascular risk factors by assessing arterial stiffness in erectile dysfunction patients

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 625-630

  Chang, Shih Tai ^a,b,c   Chu, Chi Ming ^d   Hsu, Jen Te ^a,b,c   Chung, Chang Min ^a,b,c   Pan, Kuo Li ^a,b,c   Hsiao, Ju Feng ^a,b,c   Lin, Yu Sheng ^a,b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Erectile dysfunction; Intima medial thickness; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ELASTICITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 77957144884     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0486-x     Document Type: Article

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