Pulse Pressure Independently Predicts Major Cardiovascular Events in Younger But Not in Older Subjects with Erectile Dysfunction

Checking for blood pressure in ED subjects and calculating PP should become a routine practice in sexual medicine. In younger individuals, low PP reflects not only sexual health (better erection) but also cardiovascular health (less prevalence of MACE). Corona G, Monami M, Boddi V, Rastrelli G, Melani C, Balzi D, Sforza A, Forti G, Mannucci E, and Maggi M. Pulse pressure independently predicts major cardiovascular events in younger but not in older subjects with erectile dysfunction. J Sex Med 2011;8:247-254.