Why the study?
Are circulating levels of endothelial progenitor cells associated with erectile dysfunction and endothelial function in overweight men?
Population
60 otherwise healthy, overweight men
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Lower EPC counts associate with ED severity and endothelial dysfunction in overweight men; hypothesis-generating, prospective studies needed before clinical adoption.
Are circulating levels of endothelial progenitor cells associated with erectile dysfunction and endothelial function in overweight men?
Circulating CD34+KDR+ endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in overweight men with erectile dysfunction and correlate with both ED severity and endothelial dysfunction.
Esposito et al. (2008) studied this question.
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