The article provides a brief review of the literature concerning the diagnostic use of endothelial progenitor cells in patients with erectile dysfunction.
In particular, patients with arterial erectile dysfunction could benefit from the use of this diagnostic marker, which in clinical practice can be used together with more conventional methods such as the penile Doppler. It is very important to acquire diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of sub clinical form of endothelial dysfunction in these patients, in particular when the erectile dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular risk factors.
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Condorelli RA, Calogero AE, Vicari E, Duca Y, Favilla V, Morgia G, Cimino S, La Vignera S. Are you the author?
Department of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Reference: Aging Male. 2013 Jun;16(2):29-32.
doi: 10.3109/13685538.2013.789159
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23597264
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