| Medical
experts have identified a new link to erectile dysfunction (ED)
and cardiovascular health issues. In the opinions of certain health
professionals, the signs of sexual dysfunction may represent the
first signs of impotence. The problem maybe negatively impacted
when unsuspecting patients start using anti-impotence medications.
While prescribed medications such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra
may fuel bedroom sparks, using such drugs has been deemed a serious
trouble when the heart is not evaluated.
Based on the recent
findings in research, erectile dysfunction is being found to
be a precursor to heart disease, stroke and angina. At New York
University School of Medicine, Dr. Andrew McCullough, director
of male sexual health, fertility and microsurgery is in agreement
of this new finding.
The irony behind the theory that erectile dysfunction is a common
manifestation of underlying cardiovascular health issues is
how the discovery was made. During clinical trials involving
Levitra, Viagra and Cialis the association to heart disease
was made when these erectile dysfunction drugs were evaluated
as cardiovascular treatments.
Although a certain
percentage of impotence or erectile difficulties are attributed
to psychological impediments or "performance" anxiety,
significantly more cases are triggered by arteries that do not
expand. As a result, achieving an erection is impaired due to
inadequate blood flow to the penis.
Based on the findings
of Dr. Alan Bank, the medical director of research at St. Paul
Heart Clinic in Minnesota, more than 88 percent of patients
who suffer from erectile dysfunction disorder are derived from
a vascular cause. The link between the heart and ED was noted
during a study on circulation, cardiovascular risks and type
two diabetes. As published in the journal, nearly 40 percent
of the participants diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and silent
coronary artery disease experienced some degree of erectile
dysfunction. |
