Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-420046-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

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.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers and clinicians working in cardiology.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fried, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Kardiologie, Angiologie, Phlebologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. How we measure and evaluate function, impairment, and change with intervention3. Cardiovascular health hazards impairing sexual vitality4. Oxidative stress5. Metabolic syndrome6. ADMA (asymmetric-dimethylarginine) impairs NO bioavailability and jeopardizes cardio-sexual function7. Arginine supplementation in cardiovascular disorders8. Arginine and arginine-combinations in treatment of erectile dysfunction9. The polyphenolic antioxidant resveratrol, the carotinoid lycopene, and the proanthocyanidin pycnogenol®10. Selected micronutrients and the metabolic basis for their support of endothelial health and erectile function

Über Autor(innen)

Fried, Robert
Dr. Robert Fried is Emeritus Professor, Doctoral Faculty, Behavioral Neuroscience, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY. Member American Physiology Society (APS) (Cardiovascular and Respiration division). Formerly, Director of the Rehabilitation Research Institute (RRI), International Center for the Disabled (ICD), New York, NY. Diplomate in Behavioral Medicine, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy (IABMCP). Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS). 1953 - 1956, US Army Signal Corps. Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG), Seoul, Korea. Hon. Discharge, 1956.