Erectile Dysfunction indicates heart diseases because it is observed in majority of patients suffering from heart diseases. So the erectile dysfunction and heart diseases are inter-related, whereas erectile dysfunction is one of the symptoms of the heart disease.

Erectile Dysfunction is the inability of the male sex organ to get and sustain the erection. Erectile dysfunction is not life threatening, whereas heart diseases are life threatening and really dangerous.


Erectile dysfunction is caused by less amount of blood supply to the penis during the erection so the person will not be able to get the harder erection and if at all he gets the erection, it will not last for a very short duration and the person will fail to have intercourse. So here the question arises that why less blood is supplied to the penis at the time of erection? Answer is Atherosclerosis


Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arteries (blood vessels), which supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart, legs, brain, and penis. Reduced blood supply through the arteries is mainly because of the plaque that builds on the inner walls of the arteries. Atherosclerosis is caused by high cholesterol levels, obesity, smoking, and high blood pressure. The same factors that raise your risk of atherosclerosis in the arteries in your penis also increase your chances of coronary artery disease.

The arteries supplying blood to your penis are smaller than the ones that supply blood to your heart so the arteries which supply blood to penis may first get affected by the atherosclerosis and reduce the supply of blood to the penis resulting into the erectile dysfunction.

A study was conducted to prove that erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease are related. The study revealed that 64 percent of men who had heart attacks had erectile dysfunction before they knew they had cardiovascular disease. Hence, it was confirmed that erectile dysfunction is one of the symptoms of heart disease. So, erectile dysfunction helps you by giving you the prior intimation that you might be suffering from the heart disease. You can discuss with your doctor and could be treated at an early stage of the disease and live a healthy life.