Is Impotence a Predictor of Heart Diseases?

When I faced the problems connected with erectile dysfunction and visited my doctor for the first time, he sent me to do a cardiac check-up. I was surprised then but after a time I knew there is a special rule and doctors have to send all men, suffering from impotence, to have a cardiac checkup. He just wanted to eliminate the wrong diagnosis and exclude a possible heart disease. There is supposedly a hard fact saying that men who suffer from erectile dysfunction are more likely predisposed to a heart disease.

I have read about the study which showed that men suffering from impotence and having cardiovascular disease had twice the risk of a heart attack. That's why all men with erectile dysfunction problems should be checked for heart diseases. It is unknown whether the problems with impotence cause heart diseases or quite the contrary – the heart diseases cause erectile dysfunction problems. But what is more likely to be the true is that there is another reason (or a group of reasons), which causes the both diseases. I mean smoking, alcohol and wrong mode of life. In any case you should know that for some men their inability to sustain an erection might be a sign that something is wrong with their heart.

Elderly people should be very careful!

A year and a half ago I made my father, who was suffering from erectile dysfunction too, to take a cardiac examination. The examination showed an abnormality in his cardiogram. It was nothing serious but my father stopped smoking when knew about that. My father has sixty five, he takes erectile dysfunction drugs sometimes (small doses), likes to have a glass of wine, and is regularly followed up by his cardiologist. To be honest, he hates doctors but he does it to make sure that all is right.

I am telling you this for your good. If you are reading this article now, you are likely to be on erectile dysfunction medicines or, may be, you are just going to start taking them. This information will help you to understand better that it is very important to take only right doses of such impotence drugs as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. Start with small doses and you will find the happy medium! It will give you a chance to live a full life and not to be afraid of unpleasant consequences. And if you suspect you have some problems with your heart, consult your physician!