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- Skipping Testosterone Therapy Raises Death Risk2026-04-22
In 408 men with pituitary tumors followed 8 years, TRT showed no increase in heart attack or stroke risk — but untreated low T was tied to higher mortality
Secondary Hypogonadism and Effects of Testosterone Replacement Therapy on Cardiovascular Events hypogonadism testosterone therapy cardiovascular disease cohort study
- Dyslipidemia and ED: Plausible but Not Proven2026-04-22
A review maps five pathways linking dyslipidemia to ED, then concedes direct evidence for all five is limited
Mechanisms of Dyslipidemia-Induced Erectile Dysfunction: A Narrative Review erectile dysfunction narrative review cardiovascular disease vascular health metabolic syndrome oxidative stress
- ACE Inhibitors Beat Beta-Blockers for Female Sexual Function2026-03-17
ACEIs/ARBs improved all sexual function domains in hypertensive women; beta-blockers helped less, especially in uncontrolled hypertension (n=125, 3 months)
Sexual Function Among Hypertensive Females Receiving Beta-Blockers or ACEI/ARB and Thiazides: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study sexual dysfunction cardiovascular disease women's health vascular health
- Three Metabolic Flags for Silent Heart Damage in ED Men2026-03-09
Dyslipidemia more than doubled the odds of diastolic heart dysfunction in 398 men with ED; BMI was the only factor linking to both types
Risk Factors Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Men with Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction cardiovascular disease cross-sectional metabolic syndrome biomarkers
- Sexual Dysfunction as a Heart Disease Early Warning2026-02-22
ED may flag cardiovascular disease years before symptoms — the evidence for women lags far behind
Erectile and Clitoral Dysfunction as Harbingers of Cardiovascular Disease: A Perspective erectile dysfunction cardiovascular disease sexual dysfunction
- Half of Klinefelter Men Have Fatty Liver2026-02-20
Nearly half of Klinefelter patients had fatty liver, driven by metabolic syndrome — not low testosterone
Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Klinefelter Syndrome: High Prevalence Uncovers an Unmet Need hypogonadism genetics cardiovascular disease metabolic syndrome
- Cisplatin's Kidney Damage Cascades Into Heart Disease2026-02-13
41% of testicular cancer survivors had reduced kidney function a decade post-chemo; it cascades into hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and CVD
Renal Impairment and Late Toxicities Comparing Contemporary Chemotherapy Regimens for Testicular Cancer in a Real-World Setting testicular cancer survivorship cardiovascular disease vascular health
- New Blood Marker Flags ED — At 71% Accuracy2026-01-05
sTWEAK, an inflammatory cytokine, rose with ED severity in 90 patients vs. 90 controls — AUC 0.776, 71% sensitivity and specificity
New biomarker for erectile dysfunction: Soluble tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis erectile dysfunction biomarkers vascular health cardiovascular disease