Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment organizes and summarizes the many aspects of biology and metabolism in cardiovascular and sexual function. Coverage includes how blood vessels are discovered to work, their role in hypertension, atherosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, oxidative stress, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction. Unifies medical disorders linked to cardiovascular and heart disease as endothelium impairment, to which vasculogenic erectile dysfunction is now added and given equal rank for the first timePresents hypertension, atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as symptoms of diseaseOffers clinical research on vasculogenic erectile dysfunction predicting onset and severity of heart disease. INDICE: PrefaceChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. How we measure and evaluate function, impairment, and change with interventionChapter 3. Cardiovascular health hazards impairing sexual vitalityChapter 4. Oxidative stressChapter 5. Metabolic syndromeChapter 6. ADMA (asymmetric-dimethylarginine) impairs NO bioavailability and jeopardizes cardio-sexual functionChapter 7. Arginine supplementation in cardiovascular disordersChapter 8. Arginine and arginine-combinations in treatment of erectile dysfunctionChapter 9. The polyphenolic antioxidant resveratrol, the carotinoid lycopene, and the proanthocyanidin pycnogenol®Chapter 10. Selected micronutrients and the metabolic basis for their support of endothelial health and erectile function
- ISBN: 978-0-12-810347-0
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 30/10/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés