[Correlation and risk factors between vascular endothelial dysfunction and erectile dysfunction].
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.
Zhu
Xun-rong
XR
Department of Urology, The First Afflicted Hospital, Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Sun
Xiang-zhou
XZ
Huang
Yan-ping
YP
Zhang
Ya-dong
YD
Liu
Gui-hua
GH
Yao
Feng-juan
FJ
Sun
Yu
Y
Deng
Chun-hua
CH
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