Heart Disease and Erectile Dysfunction

• 1 Physiology of Erection and Causes of Erectile Dysfunction.- 2 Erectile Dysfunction: The Scope of the Problem.- 3 Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.- 4 Psychologic Aspects of Erectile Dysfunction in Heart Patients.- 5 Management of Erectile Dysfunction: An Overview.- 6 Sildenafil Citrate and the Nitric Oxide/Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Signaling Pathway.- 7 Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition: Importance to the Cardiovascular System.- 8 The Hemodynamics of Phosphodiesterase-PDE5 Inhibitors.- 9 Cardiovascular Safety of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors.- 10 Effect of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition on Coronary Blood Flow in Experimental Animals.- 11 Safety and Hemodynamic Effects of Sildenafil in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.- 12 Cardiovascular Effects of Nonphosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Erectile Dysfunction Therapies.- 13 Potential Cardiac Applications of Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibition.- 14 The Physiologic Cost of Sexual Activity.- 15 Sexual Activity As a Trigger of Myocardial Infarction/Ischemia: Implications for Treating Erectile Dysfunction.- 16 Sex After Cardiac Events and Procedures: Counseling From the Cardiovascular Specialist’s Perspective.- 17 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines on the Use of Sildenafil in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease.- 18 Risk of Heart Attack After Sexual Activity: The Princeton Guidelines and Their Rationale.

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