Subclinical endothelial dysfunction and low-grade inflammation play roles in the development of erectile dysfunction in young men with low risk of coronary heart disease

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 653-659

  Yao, F ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Dong, Y ^a   Ma, H ^a   Deng, C ^a   Lin, H ^a   Liu, D ^a   Lu, K ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelial dysfunction; Erectile dysfunction; Framingham risk score; Inflammation; Young adults

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 84866142927     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2012.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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