Dr. Anne Truong explains why erectile dysfunction often signals heart disease years ahead. Penile arteries are only 1-2 mm wide, so plaque clogs them first, typically 3-5 years before a heart attack or stroke. ED is your body's early warning system.
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It was his body early warning system. This is key. There's something most guys don't know is that the blood vessel that supply the penis are tiny, about 1 to 2 millimeter wide. So it's like the size of an ant. And the artery to the heart are 3 to 4 millimeter, so double the size. And the carotid artery, or the artery that goes to the brain, is even bigger. So when a plaque or like a clot start building up in the blood vessel due to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or smoking, even diabetes, which artery do you think get blocked first? The smallest one. The one that are in the p—. That's why ED shows up 3 to 5 years before a heart attack or strokes in most men. It's the canary in the coal mine. It's your check engine light. Your body is literally telling you your pipes are clogging.