ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND HEART DISEASE 1: OVERVIEW

Cox, Bev MSc, RGN

Bev Cox, MSc, RGN, is nurse practitioner, Walsgrave Health Centre, Coventry, and clinical lecturer, Education for Health, Warwick.

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Nursing Times 104(46):p 26-27, November 18, 2008.

ABSTRACT

Cox, B. (2008) Erectile dysfunction and heart disease 1: overview. Nursing Times; 104: 46, 26-27. This two-part unit discusses the link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and examines how to reduce the incidence of both conditions in men at risk. This first part outlines the association between ED and risk of CVD, and offers advice on how nurses can broach the sensitive subject of ED with patients.