A new study ( published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology) in T2 diabetes men shows that Erectile dysfunction may be an early sign of potential heart-related problems including death from any related cause compared to those without it.
Previous studies have already linked erectile dysfunction to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke in men, but researchers say few studies have followed a large group of men with the disorder and other pre-existing illnesses over time.
For this study G. David Batty, PhD, of the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, Scotland, and colleagues examined the relationship between ED and heart-related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, or death, in 6,304 men aged 55 to 88 with type 2 diabetes over a five-year period. The results showed that men with diabetes and ED were 19% more likely to experience a heart attack or other major complication of atherosclerosis,35% more likely to develop heart disease and 36% more likely to have a stroke or other type of cerebrovascular disease (disease of blood vessels supplying the brain).
According to researchers, the results suggest that rather than having an independent effect on heart disease, it's more likely that ED is a marker of heart disease risk among men with diabetes. The logic is that the tiny arteries in the penis are affected by atherosclerosis well before their larger cousins carrying blood to heart
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