Erectile Dysfunction May be a Sign of Heart Disease

There can be increased risks of heart disease with erectile dysfunction. You can be able to predict the risk of heart disease if you have erectile dysfunction type 2 as compared to blood pressure or high cholesterol. But still ED is being treated as a lifestyle or recreational issue and it is not being taken as predictor of serious heart disease. There has been decrease in the deaths due to stroke and heart diseases in people about 75 years but still there is need of screening for the patients of erectile dysfunction with heart disease or diabetes. This issue is ignored because of word erection for the patients as they expect that they might not have positive response. 

ED can be very stressful but it can not be life threatening. ED is the difficulty in maintaining erection for sex and it can be early sign of heart disease. You can be able to find signs and symptoms of heart problems by understating connection between heart problems and erectile dysfunctions. It is important for you to get treatment of heart problems due to erectile dysfunction. The right treatment of heart disease can help you with erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction and heart disease can meet with clogged arteries with each other.

The hardening of arteries is known as atherosclerosis in which plaque of arteries builds up in different body parts. The arteries become hard and narrow providing limited blood flow. The blood supplying arteries to the penis are smaller as compared to the arteries blood supplying to the heart and these symptoms can show up as erectile dysfunction. There can be heart disease with atherosclerosis in arteries which can supply blood to the heart. There can be increased risks of stroke, aneurysm and peripheral artery disease with atherosclerosis.

Certain men are at increased risk

There can be increased risks heart diseases and atherosclerosis with erectile dysfunction.

  • There can be increased risks of ED in men with diabetes and heart problems.
  • ED at younger age can be sing of heart disease especially men under age of 50 years but it can not be sign of heart disease in men over 70 years.
  • You can have increased risks of erectile dysfunction and heart disease if you are obese or overweight.
  • There can be atherosclerosis with high level of low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  • You can have atherosclerosis with smoking which can affect your erection directly.
  • There can be damage to arteries lining with high blood pressure which can lead to atherosclerosis.
  • You can have erectile dysfunction if you have heart disease in your family.
  • Depression can be major cause of erectile dysfunction.

Treatment for erectile dysfunction caused by heart disease

You can be able to keep your heart healthy by making simple healthy lifestyle changes like walking, exercising, losing weight and eating balanced diet.