This archive report was first published on 9 July 2019.
According to a recent study, men at risk of heart disease are more likely to develop erectile dysfunction. The research, published on July 9, 2019, found that all men who are at a high risk of heart disease report sexual dysfunction.
Scientists suggest that impaired blood flow may explain the link between the two conditions. In contrast, only 15 per cent of men at a low risk of heart disease suffer from erectile complaints.
Researchers from Northwestern University focused on seven risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, high blood sugar, being overweight or obese, insufficient physical activity, poor diet, and smoking. By the end of the study, 526 men, or 46 per cent, had erectile dysfunction.
Study author Dr Abbi Lane-Cordova said: 'Men may avoid erectile dysfunction the same way they may avoid heart disease.' The research was published in the American Journal of Hypertension.
