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Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complaint in hypertensive men and can represent a systemic vascular disease, an adverse effect of antihypertensive medication or a frequent concern that may impair drug compliance. ED has been considered an early marker of cardiovascular disease. The connection...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22649713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627278 |
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author | Javaroni, Valter Neves, Mario Fritsch |
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description | Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complaint in hypertensive men and can represent a systemic vascular disease, an adverse effect of antihypertensive medication or a frequent concern that may impair drug compliance. ED has been considered an early marker of cardiovascular disease. The connection between both conditions seems to be located in the endothelium, which may become unable to generate the necessary dilatation in penile vascular bed in response to sexual excitement, producing persistent impairment in erection. On the other hand, the real influence of antihypertensive drugs in erectile function still deserves discussion. Therefore, regardless of ED mechanism in hypertension, early diagnosis and correct approach of sexual life represent an important step of cardiovascular evaluation which certainly contributes for a better choice of hypertension treatment, preventing some complications and restoring the quality of life. |
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spelling | pubmed-33575162012-05-30 Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment Javaroni, Valter Neves, Mario Fritsch Int J Hypertens Review Article Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complaint in hypertensive men and can represent a systemic vascular disease, an adverse effect of antihypertensive medication or a frequent concern that may impair drug compliance. ED has been considered an early marker of cardiovascular disease. The connection between both conditions seems to be located in the endothelium, which may become unable to generate the necessary dilatation in penile vascular bed in response to sexual excitement, producing persistent impairment in erection. On the other hand, the real influence of antihypertensive drugs in erectile function still deserves discussion. Therefore, regardless of ED mechanism in hypertension, early diagnosis and correct approach of sexual life represent an important step of cardiovascular evaluation which certainly contributes for a better choice of hypertension treatment, preventing some complications and restoring the quality of life. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3357516/ /pubmed/22649713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627278 Text en Copyright © 2012 V. Javaroni and M. F. Neves. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Javaroni, Valter Neves, Mario Fritsch Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment |
title | Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment |
title_full | Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment |
title_fullStr | Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment |
title_short | Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension: Impact on Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment |
title_sort | erectile dysfunction and hypertension: impact on cardiovascular risk and treatment |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22649713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/627278 |
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