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1. Guidelines should never replace clinical judgment. They should aid and inform decision-making 2. Avoid layering tests. Testing should be ordered when specific information is required to aid in risk…

14. Patel SR, Palmer LJ, Larkin EK et al (2004) Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and diurnal leptin rhythms. Sleep 27:206–210 15. Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Mediano O, Barceló A, Piérola J,…

Fig. 5.1 Schematic representation of the current RAS cascade: focusing on the two major axes and its main effects on erectile tissues. Ang I, angiotensin I, Ang II, angiotensin II,…

Fig. 10.1 Evaluation and therapy of erectile dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease (Data from Palmer [8] and Bellinghieri [44]) 10.7 Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction in a Patient with…

Study, year No. of patients Study type Study drugs ED assessment Outcome Saltzman et al., 2004 9 Single-arm open-label Atorvastatin IIEF questionnaire, RigiScan Improvement Herrmann et al., 2006 12 Randomized,…

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Margus Viigimaa, Charalambos Vlachopoulos and Michael Doumas (eds.)Erectile Dysfunction in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease10.1007/978-3-319-08272-1_14 14. Endocrine Disorders and Erectile Dysfunction Konstantinos Tziomalos1   and Vasilios G. Athyros2   (1) First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical…

Study (authors – year) Age of participants (years) Odds ratio for erectile dysfunction in hypertensives Derby et al. 2000 [7] 40–70 1.80a Braun et al. 2000 [8] 30–80 1.58a Martin-Morales…