title: Erectile dysfunction and heart disease 1: overview.
abstract: This two-part unit discusses the link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and examines how to reduce the incidence of both conditions in men at risk. This first part outlines the association between ED and risk of CVD, and offers advice on how nurses can broach the sensitive subject of ED with patients.
authors.affiliation: Walsgrave Health Centre, Coventry.
authors.forename: Bev
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations