When the arteries in one part of your body are clogged, you can expect arteries to be filling up with sticky plaque in other parts of the body as well. One of these parts is the penis.
Heart doctors have long understood this concept, routinely ultrasounding the arteries of the neck (carotids) to provide a barometer for the tiny arteries (coronaries) that supply the heart.
The penis is another crucial barometer of arterial disease. Men with erectile dysfunction (ED and depression) are much more likely to go on to develop heart disease than those without ED.
