
News|Poll|July 10, 2017
Is Erectile Dysfunction a CVD Equivalent?
Author(s)Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
The answer, and the evidence behind it, are essential knowledge for primary care.
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Is it merely coincidental that cardiovascular disease (CVD) and erectile dysfunction (ED) share similar risk factors? Advanced age, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and dyslipidemia are common to both.1 Try these 2 short questions whose answers may illuminate whether ED should be taken seriously as a CVD equivalent.
Question 1. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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