Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment organizes and summarizes the many aspects of biology and metabolism in cardiovascular and sexual function. Coverage includes how blood vessels are discovered to work, their role in hypertension, atherosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, oxidative stress, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction. - Unifies medical disorders linked to cardiovascular and heart disease as endothelium impairment, to whichvasculogenic erectile dysfunction is now added and given equal rank for the first time - Presents hypertension, atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as symptoms of disease - Offers clinical research on vasculogenic erectile dysfunction predicting onset and severity of heart disease

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.

Erectile Dysfunction as a Cardiovascular Impairment organizes and summarizes the many aspects of biology and metabolism in cardiovascular and sexual function. Coverage includes how blood vessels are discovered to work, their role in hypertension, atherosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, oxidative stress, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction.

• Unifies medical disorders linked to cardiovascular and heart disease as endothelium impairment, to which vasculogenic erectile dysfunction is now added and given equal rank for the first time
• Presents hypertension, atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as symptoms of disease
• Offers clinical research on vasculogenic erectile dysfunction predicting onset and severity of heart disease

1. Introduction
2. How we measure and evaluate function, impairment, and change with intervention
3. Cardiovascular health hazards impairing sexual vitality
4. Oxidative stress
5. Metabolic syndrome
6. ADMA (asymmetric-dimethylarginine) impairs NO bioavailability and jeopardizes cardio-sexual function
7. Arginine supplementation in cardiovascular disorders
8. Arginine and arginine-combinations in treatment of erectile dysfunction
9. 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