The problems in erectile dysfunction should be taken into consideration as risk factors in future coronary disease because the reaction in the male organ is obtained thanks to a response of the vasculature system. The obstruction of the vasculature's thin arteries generates erectile dysfunction and is a symptom of a possible cardiovascular issue.

Of the total number of patients that present some sort of coronary or vascular disease, 80% have a erectile dysfunction. Explains cardiologist José Ramón Gómez Mancebo, who adds 'We the physicians are in the obligation to ask the patient about his ability to obtain an erection because this is a symptom of vascular disease' He flags this warning and expands ' just as we must question about his life style and whether he suffers from diabetes'

In the same manner he warns, that a patient must confront erectile dysfunction without shame and be able to talk about it with his doctor. Concerning this he explains that this issue should no longer be a taboo in our society. 'However, it is still uncomfortable for some doctors to ask about erections and the patient tends not to make any comments to this respect or to undervalue it so as to not make his problem evident' sustains the cardiologist.

The medicines used to attack erectile dysfunction do not present direct beneficial effects in coronary problems. 'From the urologic point of view, these drugs take control of the situation, but it is not that way in the cardiovascular aspect, the possible arterial issue must be identified and dealt with on time' sustains the physician.

It must be taken into consideration that the presence of erectile dysfunction is the manifestation of a possible coronary or arterial problem symptom, and that its early detection maximizes the patient's probability of getting cured.