Erectile Dysfunction Part I - A Sign of Heart Disease

This is the first Podcast in our 4 Part Series on Erectile Dysfunction, or ED. The majority of the most well-known risk factors for heart disease don’t work. The most notorious erroneous risk factor being cholesterol. Now we are hearing that erectile dysfunction is a risk factor that might even be more accurate in assessing risk and not used as often as it should. Some authorities estimate that 75% of men will have some degree of ED and that after the age of 50, a man has a 30% chance of getting ED,with that percentage increasing by a point per year. Please join Lindsay and Dr. Blanchet as they discuss the medical issues surrounding this important and timely issue. Just how is ED related to heart disease?