Erectile dysfunction, endothelium dysfunction, and microvascular damage in patients with systemic sclerosis

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1380-1388

  Rosato, Edoardo ^a   Barbano, Biagio ^a   Gigante, Antonietta ^a   Aversa, Antonio ^a   Cianci, Rosario ^a   Molinaro, Ilenia ^a   Quarta, Silvia ^a   Pisarri, Simonetta ^a   Afeltra, Antonella ^b   Salsano, Felice ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connective Tissue Disorders; Erectile Dysfunction; Raynaud's Phenomenon; Sexual Dysfunction; Systemic Sclerosis

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFUSION; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTIVE INDEX; SCINTIGRAPHY; SKIN FUNCTION; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; STIMULATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VELOCITY; VIDEO MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84876965045     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12110     Document Type: Article

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