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[Correlation and risk factors between vascular endothelial dysfunction and erectile dysfunction].
Xun-rong Zhu, Xiangzhou Sun, Yanping Huang, Yadong Zhang, Guihua Liu, Fengjuan Yao, Yu Sun, Chunhua Deng
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation between risk factors of vascular endothelial dysfunction and erectile dysfunction(ED). METHODS: The case history records levels of cholesterol,triglyceride and testicle, endothelial functions detected by using Doppler ultrasound and the risk factors of 134 ED patients were analyzed with those of 15 healthy men as the control group. RESULTS: We found that flow mediated dilation (FMD)<10% in 97 erectile dysfunction patients among the 134 cases was significantly different from that of the control group with no significant differences in cholesterol, triglyceride and testicle levels. Smoking and lack of exercise might be the high risk factors of vascular endothelial dysfunction. CONCLUSION: Erectile dysfunction may be linked to the impaired the endothelial function.