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ArticleSexual medicine2016

Relation Between Erectile Dysfunction and Silent Myocardial Ischemia in Diabetic Patients: A Multidetector Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiographic Study.

Amr Abdelhamed, Shin-Ichi Hisasue, Essam A Nada, Ali M Kassem, Mohammed Abdel-Kareem, Shigeo Horie

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Article in Sexual medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Amr AbdelhamedDepartment of Urology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Sohag University, Nasr City, Sohag, Egypt.
Shin-Ichi HisasueDepartment of Urology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Essam A NadaDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Sohag University, Nasr City, Sohag, Egypt.
Ali M KassemDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sohag University, Nasr City, Sohag, Egypt.
Mohammed Abdel-KareemDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology, Sohag University, Nasr City, Sohag, Egypt.
Shigeo HorieDepartment of Urology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: shorie@juntendo.ac.jp.
Sohag University · EGJuntendo University Hospital · JP

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Abstract

introductionErectile dysfunction (ED) can precede coronary artery disease. In addition, silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) is more common in diabetic patients and is a strong predictor of cardiac events and death.

aimTo evaluate the presence of SMI in patients with diabetes and ED using multidetector computed tomographic coronary angiography (MDCT-CA).

methodsThis study evaluated patients with diabetes and ED without any history of cardiac symptoms or signs. Erectile function was evaluated with the Sexual Health Inventory for Men score, erection hardness score (EHS), and maximal penile circumferential change by an erectometer. MDCT-CA was used for the detection of coronary artery stenosis.

main outcome measuresSexual Health Inventory for Men score, EHS, maximal penile circumferential change, and coronary artery stenosis by MDCT-CA.

resultsOf 20 patients (mean age = 61.45 ± 10.7 years), MDCT-CA showed coronary artery stenosis in 13 (65%) in the form of one-vessel disease (n = 6, 30%), two-vessel disease (n = 2, 10%), and three-vessel disease (n = 5, 25%). Fifty percent of patients showed at least 50% vessel lumen obstruction of the left anterior descending coronary artery, which was the most commonly affected vessel (55%). Fifteen percent (3 of 20) of patients had greater than 90% stenosis, and two of them underwent an immediate coronary angioplasty with stenting to prevent myocardial infarction. Maximum coronary artery stenosis was positively correlated with age (P = 0.016, r = 0.529) and negatively correlated with EHS (P = .046, r = -0.449). Multivariate regression analysis using age and EHS showed that age was the only independent predictor of SMI (P = .04).

conclusionMDCT-CA can be a useful tool to identify SMI in diabetic patients with ED, especially in those of advanced age and/or with severe ED.

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Diabetic Erectile DysfunctionMultidetector Computed Tomographic Coronary AngiographySilent Myocardial Ischemia

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