Hypertension, stress and erectile dysfunction: potential insights from the analysis of heart rate variability.
Increased sympathetic activity and mental stress may affect erectile function. These effects may be acute and/or chronic. Cardiovascular regulation can be assessed non-invasively using a computer-based analysis of suitable haemodynamic signals. This research may provide new insights into the complex pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction (ED). In particular, there is still a largely unexplored area of research that covers the effect of drugs on these regulatory mechanisms. Such research may provide new therapeutic options.
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Centro Ricerca Terapia Neurovegetativa, Centro Ricerche Cardiovascolari, CNR, Milano, Italy. massimo@fisiopat.sacco.unimi.it
D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology