Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment

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.

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