Eligibility criteria
Condition
Erectile Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Diseases, Male Urogenital Diseases
Sex
Male
Age
18 + years
Inclusion criteria
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- Records of men aged >18 years with an index PDE5 inhibitor (sildenafil, tadalafil or
vardenafil) prescription between January 1st, 1999, and June 30th, 2008
- no prior PDE5 inhibitor prescription before the index prescription
- continuous enrolment with medical history for ≥60 months prior to the index
prescription date
Exclusion criteria
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- Records of female subjects and any male subjects not meeting the inclusion criteria
will be excluded
- A subject can only be selected once independent of the assignment to the target or the
control populations.