William Atkins
Sunday, 08 February 2009 22:30
Science -
Health
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The medical researchers found that over this ten-year period, men who contacted ED in their 40s were 80% more likely to develop coronary heart disease when compared to men in their 40s who did not get erectile dysfunction.
The likelihood of getting coronary heart disease later in life was 48.52 per 1,000 men who got ED in their 40s.
However, the chance of getting coronary heart disease later in life was only 0.94 per 1,000 men when the men did not get ED in their 40s.
Jennifer L. St. Sauver, one of the Mayo Clinic researchers participating in the study, stated,
“The highest risk for coronary heart disease was in younger men.” [Mayo Clinic paper]
The researchers concluded,
“ED and CAD may be differing manifestations of a common underlying vascular pathology."
And,
"When ED occurs in a younger man, it is associated with a marked increase in the risk of future cardiac events, whereas in older men, ED appears to be of little prognostic importance. Young men with ED may be ideal candidates for cardiovascular risk factor screening and medical intervention.” [Abstract]
Page three concludes with video and audio clips from discussions with Dr. Sauver about the study.
