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Article: Link between impotence and atherosclerosis - taking penile blood pressure identifies heart attack risk.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 21, 1988
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LINK BETWEEN IMPOTENCE AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS -- TAKING
PENILE BLOOD PRESSURE IDENTIFIES HEART ATTACK RISK
/ADVANCE/NEW YORK, Sept 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have discovered a link between impotence and atherosclerosis and found that measuring penile blood pressure (BP) can identify males at risk for heart attacks or stroke, reports the current (October) issue of American Health.
"Plaque that builds up inside coronary arteries also plugs up vessels that supply blood to the penis," states the magazine. "Erection problems sometimes appear before obvious heart ailments."
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