One for the boys
Impotence may be an early warning of heart disease according new research in the journal Circulation. Among 1,549 adult male research participants, those with erectile dysfunction were 60 per cent more likely to have a heart attack, stroke, heart-related hospitalisation or death.
Böhm et al., 2010. Erectile dysfunction predicts cardiovascular events in high-risk patients receiving telmisartan, ramipril, or both. Circulation. 121 (12) 1439-1446.
About the author
Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
View author page | View staff profile
