Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

ED today, heart attack tomorrow? The scary connection. #hearthealth #erectiledysfunction

27 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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Short YouTube clip by Anne Truong MD linking erectile dysfunction (ED) to future heart attack risk. The speaker claims that ~67% of men with ED will eventually have a heart attack within about 5–7 years (up to 10 years), and explains this by comparing vessel diameters: penile arteries ~1–2 mm versus coronary arteries ~4 mm; smaller vessels develop flow-limiting clots earlier, so improving penile blood flow may also benefit long-term heart health.

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67%.

About 5 to 7 years, even up to 10 years.

1 to 2 millimeters.

4 millimeters.

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Do you know that 67% of men with ED down the road about five to seven years, even 10 years, they will eventually have a heart attack? Yes, because the blood flow affect the penis first, because the penis blood vessel is only 1 to 2 millimeter. The heart blood vessel is 4 millimeter. So blood flow will start clotting in the smaller vessel before it gets to the bigger vessel. So if you are starting to have ED and you're starting to work on these strategies that I talk about and increasing blood flow, then you also not only helping your erection, but also helping your heart in the long run. Well.