Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble

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By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter
Monday, May 19, 2008; 12:00 AM

MONDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Findings from two studies of men with diabetes add to the evidence that erectile dysfunction can be a powerful early warning sign for serious heart disease. A Hong Kong study of 2,306 men with diabetes but no signs of heart disease found that those with erectile dysfunction at the start were 58 percent more likely to have a heart attack or other major cardiac problem over the next four years than those with adequate sexual function ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/19/AR2008051901940.html


Sex problems 'may be heart alert'

... The root cause of both can be blood vessel damage caused by high blood sugar levels, the Chinese University of Hong Kong said ... Previous research has suggested that the arrival of the sexual problem generally precedes the development of heart symptoms in type II diabetic men by approximately three years, and the study tested this link in more detail ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7405532.stm


Viagra Could Be Hiding Serious Risk For Heart Disease
New Study Links ED, Diabetes, Major Heart Attacks
POSTED: 6:16 pm EDT May 19, 2008

... taking an impotence drug could be covering up one of the most obvious warning signs of heart disease ... men should always tell their doctors if they're taking Viagra ... http://www.nbc4.com/health/16332599/detail.html

[grasswire]

1. wow, very interesting

I hope a Democratic administration will be putting more money into medical research soon.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

2. Hard to believe we need studies for this.

Erectile Dysfunction is primarily a circulation issue. Circulation issues are indicative of heart problems since in fact the heart does the circulating.

David