Why the study?
Is erectile dysfunction associated with cardiovascular disease and does it precede cardiovascular events?
Population
372 men, comprising 207 patients attending cardiovascular rehabilitation programmes and 165 age-matched…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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ED may flag elevated CVD risk years earlier; observational data leaves screening utility and causality unproven.
Is erectile dysfunction associated with cardiovascular disease and does it precede cardiovascular events?
Erectile dysfunction is highly prevalent in men with CVD and often precedes cardiovascular events by several years, highlighting it as an important marker for early CVD risk assessment and prevention.
Hodges et al. (2007) studied this question.
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