A systematic review of the association between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease

European Urology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 968-978

  Gandaglia, Giorgio ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^a   Jackson, Graham ^b   Kloner, Robert A ^c   Montorsi, Francesco ^a   Montorsi, Piero ^d   Vlachopoulos, Charalambos ^e  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Guys Kings and St Thomas Dental Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Artery size hypothesis; Cardiovascular diseases; Coronary artery disease; Erectile dysfunction; Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors; Screening

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARTERY-SIZE HYPOTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE TYPE 5 INHIBITORS; SCREENING;

ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84896400326     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.08.023     Document Type: Review

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