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The relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Osondu CU, Vo B, Oni ET, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Feldman T, Agatston AS, Nasir K, Aneni EC. The relationship of erectile dysfunction and subclinical cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vascular Medicine 2017, 23: 9-20. PMID: 29243995, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x17725809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAssociation of EDFlow-mediated dilationSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calcificationErectile dysfunctionCardiovascular diseaseHigher carotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexToe-brachial indexCVD risk assessmentIntima-media thicknessPulse wave velocityArtery calcificationEndothelial dysfunctionCVD mortalityMean ageVascular functionStudy qualityStudy populationAssessment QuestionnaireSystematic reviewDysfunctionPercentage point reductionMultiple databases
2014
Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review
Roberson LL, Aneni EC, Maziak W, Agatston A, Feldman T, Rouseff M, Tran T, Blaha MJ, Santos RD, Sposito A, Al-Mallah MH, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Beyond BMI: The “Metabolically healthy obese” phenotype & its association with clinical/subclinical cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality -- a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2014, 14: 14. PMID: 24400816, PMCID: PMC3890499, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident cardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery calciumSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCause mortalityCardiovascular diseaseCVD mortalityCommon carotid artery intima-media thicknessAdult Treatment Panel III definitionCarotid artery intima-media thicknessArtery intima-media thicknessDefinition of MHOHealthy obese populationSubclinical CVD markersTypical metabolic disordersMetabolic syndrome componentsIntima-media thicknessRisk cardiovascular diseaseWeb of ScienceCVD markersHealthy obeseMHO groupArtery calciumCVD riskSyndrome componentsMetabolic syndrome