The erectile dysfunction is an early marker of cardiovascular disease that could warn of the existence of a pathology heart up to three years before his appearance, according to Barcelona avanzadoen Spanish Heart Foundation.
"93% of patients with cardiovascular disease suffered from erectile dysfunction two to three years before," explained the group's national coordinator of the Semergen sexology, Froilan Sanchez, who stressed the importance of going to the doctor before first symptoms .
In this sense, Sanchez has revealed that only 16.5% of patients who have erectile dysfunction consult on own initiative with medical illness, and it is the same attitude which is 'critical' to detect this pathology.
