{"id":32286,"date":"2026-09-02T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/?post_type=glossary-term&p=32286"},"modified":"2026-09-03T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:14:00","slug":"aterosclerose","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/pt-br\/glossary-term\/aterosclerose\/","title":{"rendered":"Aterosclerose"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[141],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-32286","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-erectile-dysfunction-treatments"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>A aterosclerose \u00e9 uma doen\u00e7a cardiovascular progressiva caracterizada pelo ac\u00famulo de dep\u00f3sitos de gordura, colesterol, res\u00edduos celulares, c\u00e1lcio e outras subst\u00e2ncias (coletivamente conhecidos como placa) no revestimento interno das art\u00e9rias.<sup>1<\/sup> Esse ac\u00famulo faz com que as paredes arteriais se tornem espessas e endurecidas, estreitando gradualmente o l\u00famen arterial e reduzindo o fluxo sangu\u00edneo para \u00f3rg\u00e3os e tecidos vitais.<sup>2<\/sup> \u00c0 medida que a doen\u00e7a progride, a redu\u00e7\u00e3o do fluxo sangu\u00edneo pode levar a v\u00e1rias manifesta\u00e7\u00f5es cl\u00ednicas, incluindo a disfun\u00e7\u00e3o er\u00e9til, que ocorre quando um suprimento sangu\u00edneo inadequado atinge os tecidos penianos.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>A fisiopatologia envolve disfun\u00e7\u00e3o endotelial, inflama\u00e7\u00e3o, ac\u00famulo lip\u00eddico e prolifera\u00e7\u00e3o de c\u00e9lulas musculares lisas, criando um ciclo de dano e reparo arterial que, em \u00faltima an\u00e1lise, leva a um comprometimento vascular significativo.<sup>4<\/sup> A aterosclerose pode afetar praticamente qualquer art\u00e9ria do corpo, incluindo as art\u00e9rias coron\u00e1rias, car\u00f3tidas, perif\u00e9ricas e penianas, tornando-a uma doen\u00e7a sist\u00eamica com diversas apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es cl\u00ednicas.<sup>5<\/sup><\/p>\n","gt-synonyms":"Esclerose arterial, doen\u00e7a vascular arterioscler\u00f3tica, endurecimento das art\u00e9rias, doen\u00e7a arterial coronariana (quando afeta as art\u00e9rias coron\u00e1rias), ac\u00famulo de placa arterial, doen\u00e7a arterial ateromatosa","gt-citation":"[1] Tsujimura A, Hiramatsu I, Aoki Y, et al. Atherosclerosis is associated with erectile function and lower urinary tract symptoms, especially nocturia, in middle-aged men. Prostate Int. 2017;5(2):65-69. DOI: 10.1016\/j.prnil.2017.01.006\n\n[2] National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. What Is Atherosclerosis? National Institutes of Health. https:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/health\/atherosclerosis. Updated October 28, 2024. Accessed June 4, 2025.\n\n[3] Schwartz BG, Kloner RA. Cardiovascular implications of erectile dysfunction. Circulation. 2011;123(21):e609-e611. DOI: 10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.017681\n\n[4] Mayo Clinic Staff. Erectile dysfunction: A sign of heart disease? Mayo Clinic. https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/erectile-dysfunction\/in-depth\/erectile-dysfunction\/art-20045141. Published December 21, 2022. Accessed June 4, 2025.\n\n[5] WebMD Editorial Contributors. Erectile Dysfunction & Atherosclerosis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments. WebMD. https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/erectile-dysfunction\/atherosclerosis-and-erectile-dysfunction. Updated February 13, 2024. 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