Erectile Dysfunction and Sleep Apnea
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,…
The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Erectile Dysfunction: Present and Future
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,…
Erectile Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease
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…
The Association Between Dyslipidemia and Its Treatment with Erectile Dysfunction
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,…
Endocrine Disorders and Erectile Dysfunction
© 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…
Epidemiology of Erectile Dysfunction in Hypertension
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…
Assessment and Management of Cognitive Dysfunction and Frailty at End of Life
Frailty domain Method of measurement Cutoffs for measurement 1. Slowness 5-m gait speed Patient is asked to walk at a comfortable pace from a 0–m start line to past a…
Management of Implanted Cardiac Rhythm Devices at End of Life
In re Quinlan 1976 Supreme Court of New Jersey Withdraw Ventilator Saikewicz 1977 Massachusetts Superior Judicial Court Withhold Chemotherapy In the matter of Shirley Dinnerstein 1978 Massachusetts Court of Appeals…
Dying from Cardiovascular Disease: An Epidemiologic Perspective
Fig. 1.1 Causes of death in men and women with HFrEF vs. HFpEF (From Lee et al. [14]. Reprinted with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health) A similar analysis of decedents…
Palliative Care and Hospice in Patients with Advanced Cardiovascular Disease
Fig. 3.1 Traditional model for the integration of palliative care and hospice in a terminal illness. Note that this paradigm may be more applicable to cancer patients than patients with…
