Impotence and hypertension

Erectile dysfunction can be a clue to undiagnosed and uncontrolled high blood pressure according to experts who also associate impotence with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, liver disease and peripheral vascular disease. Middle aged men with hypertension were questioned regarding sexual dysfunction, with 35% found to have symptoms of dysfunction and only 14% of men with normal blood pressure reporting symptoms. The researchers also found that a commonly prescribed medication for erectile dysfunction improved atherosclerosis in the aorta, a condition associated with high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease. They are hoping to advance their knowledge of the drug and apply it to a broader therapeutic use.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Sun Star

Related Disease Topics:

• Erectile dysfunction
• High blood pressure
• Impotence
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Hypertension
• Sexual dysfunction
• Atherosclerosis
• Cerebrovascular disease

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About: Impotence and hypertension

Date: 14 November 2005

Source: Sun Star

Author: Vic Dumaguing

URL: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bag/2005/11/14/oped/dr..vic.dumaguing.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and erectile dysfunction
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and impotence
• Risk and diabetes
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and kidney disease
• Risk and liver disease
• Risk and peripheral vascular disease
• Risk and hypertension
• Risk and sexual dysfunction
• Risk and atherosclerosis
• Risk and cerebrovascular disease
• Cause of erectile dysfunction
• Cause of high blood pressure
• Cause of impotence
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of peripheral vascular disease
• Cause of hypertension
• Sexual dysfunction
• Atherosclerosis
• Cause of cerebrovascular disease
• Research
• Research and erectile dysfunction
• Research and high blood pressure
• Research and impotence
• Diabetes
• Research and cardiovascular disease
• Research and kidney disease
• Research and liver disease
• Research and peripheral vascular disease
• Research and hypertension
• Research and sexual dysfunction
• Research and atherosclerosis
• Research and cerebrovascular disease
• Research and medication
• Research and erectile dysfunction medication
• Research and impotence medication
• Medication
• Medication and sexual dysfunction
• Medication and erectile dysfunction
• Medication and impotence
• Medication and sexual drive
• Medication and cardiovascular disease
• Medication and cerebrovascular disease

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