Men With Erectile Dysfunction Likely To Have Heart Attacks – Study

Research has shown that erectile dysfunction increases the risk for heart disease.

This was disclosed in a study lead by Michael Blaha, director of clinical research with the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease in Baltimore.

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Blaha who said “The magnitude of the effect was surprising,” found that “men whose impotence is vascular-related, not emotional, are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or sudden cardiac death.

He further explained that there is “a two-way street,” link between impotence and heart disease because men who have had a heart attack also appear to face a higher risk for ED (erectile dysfunction).

Blaha said Vascular impotence “is at its root a cardiovascular problem,” adding that unlike impotence related to anxiety or other psychological concerns, vascular ED stems from arterial blockage and insufficient blood flow and may be a sign of subclinical cardiovascular dysfunction.

Hence researchers claim that impotence is a better indicator of the world’s leading killer than other risk factors, such as high cholesterol or blood pressure.

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Meanwhile, Blaha urged doctors to aggressively manage other risks factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol in men with erectile dysfunction.

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