Erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease: An association of higher risk in younger men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1445-1453

  Riedner, Charles E ^a   Rhoden, Ernani L ^b   Fuchs, Sandra C ^c   Wainstein, Marco V ^c   Gonçalves, Sandro C ^c   Wainstein, Rodrigo V ^c   Zago, Alexandre ^c   Bourscheit, Fernando ^a   Katz, Natan ^a   Zago, Alcides J ^c   Ribeiro, Jorge P ^c   Fuchs, Flávio D ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiovascular Disease and Endothelial Dysfunction; Coronary Artery Disease; Erectile Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79955154259     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02224.x     Document Type: Article

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