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The causal effect of family history of cardiovascular disease on erectile dysfunction: a randomized clinical study and Mendelian randomization study.
Asian journal of andrology - 1 Sept 2026
Li Dong-Jie, Xiang Bo-Yu, Li Yong, Zhang Chi-Teng, Liu Li, Li Xiu-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is increasingly recognized as an early clinical marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the causal role of familial predisposition to CVD in ED development remains insufficiently defined. This study investigated whether genetic susceptibility associated with a parental history of CVD exerts a causal influence on ED risk, integrating clinical data with Mendelian randomization...
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- Humans
- Male
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Middle Aged
