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International Journal of Impotence Research (2005) 17, S7–S11. doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3901423

A case of erectile dysfunction and risk factors for coronary artery disease

R A Kloner1

1Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Correspondence: RA Kloner, MD, PhD, Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, 1225 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA. E-mail: rkloner@goodsam.org

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Abstract

The hypothetical case of a man with erectile dysfunction and multiple cardiovascular risk factors is presented to illustrate the use of the second Princeton Consensus Conference Guidelines. Methods to optimize efficacy of the phosphodiesterase inhibitors are described. The overall cardiovascular safety of the phosphodiesterase inhibitors and their interaction with organic nitrates and alpha blockers are discussed.

Keywords:

erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension, angina pectoris, Princeton Consensus Conference Guidelines, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, sildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil

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