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.
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