Originally published January 29 2006
More evidence emerges of a connection between impotence and heart disease
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
All Headline News reports that JAMA has published a study that provides further evidence of the link between impotence and heart disease.
A new study gives further evidence that impotence may be a predictor of heart disease.While the connection is not new, the study is the first to examine a large group of healthy men and monitor them over a period of time, reports The Associated Press.Research had already established that similiar risk factors exist for erectile dysfunction and heart disease, such as obesity, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and physical inactivity.The study found that men with erectile dysfunction were more likely to suffer chest pain, heart attack or stroke in their next seven years.Scientists examined data on 8.063 men aged 55 and over without pre-existing cardiovascular conditions and found impotence to be almost as good a predictor of heart disease as a family history of heart attack, reports the AP.
However, it was not a perfect indicator.
Among the impotent men, 11 percent went on to have a cardiovascular event.
In the group with normal erectile function, 6 percent experienced a cardiovascular event.The study is published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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