Men With Erectile Dysfunction Prone To Cardio Problems

By Religare

Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 13:41

Depression is a state of low mood and intense dislike in life. In a recent study scientists have found out that depressed men with erectile dysfunction have high risk of major cardiovascular attacks.

This is because erectile dysfunction and depressive mood are closely connected leading to increase risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

To investigate further, researchers led by Elisa Bandini of the University of Florence had tested on 2,000 male patients in a clinic for sexual dysfunction which was in a form of structured interview and simultaneously scoring their depressive symptoms.

The result showed that depression leads to sudden increase of cardiovascular problems independently for males with erectile dysfunction.

And the use of antidepressant medications did not have effects on the relationship between severe depressive symptoms and adverse cardiovascular events.

"Recognizing depressive symptoms in subjects with erectile dysfunction is mandatory not only for improving their sexual life, but also for preventing cardiovascular diseases," Bandini noted.