The Relationship between Systemic Hypertension and Erectile Dysfunction

• Published in: Current sexual health reports Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 98 - 102
• Main Authors: Clavijo, Raul I., Rajfer, Jacob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Aging; Apoptosis; Blood pressure; Collagen; Endocrinology; Erectile dysfunction; Hypertension; M Miner and SJ Parish; Medical Comorbidities (AT Goldstein; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Men; Nitric oxide; Pathophysiology; Penis; Section Editors; Sexual disorders; Smooth muscle; Topical Collection on Medical Comorbidities; Urology; Hypertension; Smooth muscle; Erectile dysfunction; Nitric oxide

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is well recognized as an aging-related disorder. Its prevalence and occurrence are similar to that seen in men with essential hypertension (EH). The most common cause of ED is vascular in origin, specifically corporal smooth muscle (CSM) dysfunction in which the CSM is unab...