Maria Cristina Carella, Cinzia Forleo, Alessandro Stanca, Eugenio Carulli, Paolo Basile, Umberto Carbonara, Fabio Amati, Saima Mushtaq, Andrea Baggiano, Gianluca Pontone, Marco Matteo Ciccone, Andrea Igoren Guaricci
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Heart failure (HF) and erectile dysfunction (ED) are two common conditions that affect millions of men worldwide and impair their quality of life. ED is a frequent complication of HF, as well as a possible predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. ED deserves more attention from clinicians and researchers. RECENT FINDINGS: The pathophysiology of ED in HF involves multiple factors, such as endothelial dysfunction, reduced cardiac output, neurohormonal activation, autonomic imbalance, oxidative stress, inflammation, and drug side effects...
November 14, 2023: Current Heart Failure Reports