Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment

A first-of-its-kind resource that provides the aspects of cardiovascular physiology that explains erectile dysfunction

Robert Fried (Author)

9780124200463, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 13 March 2014

358 pages, 70 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.63 kg

Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment organizes and summarizes the many aspects of biology and metabolism in cardiovascular and sexual function. Coverage includes how blood vessels are discovered to work, their role in hypertension, atherosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, oxidative stress, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction.

1. Introduction2. How we measure and evaluate function, impairment, and change with intervention3. Cardiovascular health hazards impairing sexual vitality4. Oxidative stress5. Metabolic syndrome6. ADMA (asymmetric-dimethylarginine) impairs NO bioavailability and jeopardizes cardio-sexual function7. Arginine supplementation in cardiovascular disorders8. Arginine and arginine-combinations in treatment of erectile dysfunction9. The polyphenolic antioxidant resveratrol, the carotinoid lycopene, and the proanthocyanidin pycnogenol®10. Selected micronutrients and the metabolic basis for their support of endothelial health and erectile function

Subject Areas: Pharmacology [MMG], Urology & urogenital medicine [MJS], Cardiovascular medicine [MJD]