Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study
Erectile dysfunction predicts heart problems: study
Tue May 20, 2008, NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Problems with maintaining an erection may foretell heart trouble ahead for men with type 2 diabetes, two new studies show.
A number of past studies have found a connection between erectile dysfunction (ED) and heart disease. But the new findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, confirm that ED often precedes and predicts heart trouble.
This, say researchers, suggests that men with ED should be especially vigilant about controlling heart disease risk factors.
In one study, Italian researchers found that among 291 men with type 2 diabetes, those who also had ED had twice the risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular complication over the next four years. Continue Reading–>
Erection Problems Signal Heart Damage in Diabetics, Studies Say
May 20 (Bloomberg) — For men with diabetes, erectile dysfunction may mean more than a lack of intimacy. It can also foreshadow heart disease, including heart attacks, strokes and even death, two new studies show.
The conditions have similar features. Heart disease develops when blood flow to the cardiac muscle is choked off, often because of fatty-plaque build up or clots in the arteries. Erectile dysfunction can occur when damage to blood vessels hinders the surge of blood needed to sustain an erection. Both are common with diabetes, when high levels of blood sugar course through the vessels and cause damage.
Now, researchers in Hong Kong and Italy have found impotence may develop up to three years before heart disease in some diabetics, and those who have it may be at twice the risk for the deadly cardiac complications. The findings will appear in the May 27 Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Continue Reading–>
Erectile Dysfunction Often a Sign of Heart Disease, Diabetes
May 20, 2008 (U.S. News & World Report, DC) - Erectile dysfunction, once thought to have primarily psychological causes, is now recognized to often stem from physiological problems such as poor blood flow to the penis. Increasingly, research indicates that ED can be an early warning sign of coronary artery disease, which also results from obstructed blood flow and, if untreated, can lead to heart attacks and stroke. Recent studies—including two published online today—also link sagging erections to diabetes, which has negative effects on cardiovascular health. More than half of American men age 40 to 70 suffer from erectile dysfunction, so that’s a lot of men who may be at risk of vascular disease—and may not realize it. Continue Reading–>
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