Erectile Dysfunction and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
- Luca Mascitelli, MD
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lumasci@libero.it
Sanitary Service
Comando Brigata alpina “Julia”
Udine, Italy
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Cardiology Service
Ospedale di San Vito al Tagliamento
San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text.
To the Editor: Most patients with a chronic thyroid disease experience some sexual symptoms, including erectile dysfunction.1 In their study, Dr Thompson and colleagues2 found a significant association between erectile dysfunction and subsequent clinical cardiovascular events, but it does not appear that they considered the potential effect of thyroid disorders. Because patients with thyroid disease may have an increased cardiovascular risk,3-5 the presence of thyroid hormone disorders might have confounded their results.
Financial Disclosures: None reported.
