© 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_18 18. Antihypertensive Drug Therapy and Erectile Dysfunction Vasilios Papademetriou1 , Antonios Lazaridis2 , Eirini Papadopoulou2 , Theodosia Papadopoulou2 and Michael Doumas3, 4 (1) Cardiology Department,…
© 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_16 16. Erectile Dysfunction in the Elderly Siegfried Meryn1 (1) Department of Medical Education, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse…
Pulse pressure (in the elderly) ≥60 mmHg Electrocardiographic LVH (Sokolow–Lyon index >3.5 mV; RaVL >1.1 mV; Cornell voltage duration product >244 mV*ms), or Echocardiographic LVH [LVM index: men >115 g/m2;…
Smoking cessation Weight reduction and maintenance Body mass index <25 kg/m2 Waist circumference <102 cm for men and <88 cm for women Regular physical exercise, i.e., at least 30 min…
Characteristic Predominantly psychogenic ED Predominantly organic ED Onset Acute Gradual Circumstances Situational Global Course Intermittent Constant Noncoital erection Rigid Poor Nocturnal/early AM erections Normal Inconsistent Psychosexual problems Long history Secondary…
72. Ferrario CM, Levy P (2002) Sexual dysfunction in patients with hypertension: implications for therapy. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 4(6):424–432 73. Cordero A et al (2010) Erectile dysfunction in high-risk…
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. 3.1 Pathophysiological links between endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, testosterone deficiency, and acute or chronic coronary artery disease (Modified with permission by Vlachopoulos et al. [14]). ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, ADMA asymmetric…
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,…
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…
