Levitra

prescriptions.

``We did not report on whether the erectile dysfunction was treated,'' said Ward, a professor of medicine at the university.

``There's no evidence that treatment of erectile dysfunction impacts the prevalence or progress of heart disease.'' More study is needed to confirm a link between the two disorders, and whether patients with erectile dysfunction and no cardiac symptoms should be screened for heart disease, the researchers said.

Pfizer Inc., maker of Viagra, provided financing for the study.

To contact the reporter on this story: Theresa Barry in Washington at Tbarry2@bloomberg.net.

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