This concise guide to the often overlooked association between erectile dysfunction and
hypertension cardiovascular disease covers a wide range of aspects of importance to the
clinician. It examines the impact of antihypertensive drug therapy on erectile function and
explains how the management of erectile dysfunction in hypertensive patients depends on a
variety of factors. Different treatment approaches are described including lifestyle
modification PDE-5 inhibitors and other novel agents and behavioral therapy and helpful
therapeutic algorithms are presented. A further focus of the book is the potential role of
erectile dysfunction as an early diagnostic indicator of asymptomatic coronary artery disease
and a prognostic marker for cardiovascular events. In addition key background information is
supplied on epidemiology and pathophysiology and the significance of erectile dysfunction in
different patient groups such as the elderly and those with chronic kidney disease is
examined. Erectile dysfunction is a major public health problem affecting more than ten percent
of the general male population and is now considered to be predominantly of vascular origin.
This book will be informative and of practical value for all practitioners responsible for
caring for the very many patients who experience erectile dysfunction in the setting of
hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
