title: [Correlation and risk factors between vascular endothelial dysfunction and erectile dysfunction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the correlation between risk factors of vascular endothelial dysfunction and erectile dysfunction(ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  The case history records levels of cholesterol,triglyceride and testicle, endothelial functions detected by using Doppler ultrasound and the risk factors of 134 ED patients were analyzed with those of 15 healthy men as the control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that flow mediated dilation (FMD)<10% in 97 erectile dysfunction patients among the 134 cases was significantly different from that of the control group with no significant differences in cholesterol, triglyceride and testicle levels. Smoking and lack of exercise might be the high risk factors of vascular endothelial dysfunction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Erectile dysfunction may be linked to the impaired the endothelial function.
authors: Department of Urology, The First Afflicted Hospital, Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors: Xun-rong
authors: XR
authors: Zhu
authors: Xiang-zhou
authors: XZ
authors: Sun
authors: Yan-ping
authors: YP
authors: Huang
authors: Ya-dong
authors: YD
authors: Zhang
authors: Gui-hua
authors: GH
authors: Liu
authors: Feng-juan
authors: FJ
authors: Yao
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Sun
authors: Chun-hua
authors: CH
authors: Deng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult