ArticleThe American journal of medicine2020
Association of Erectile Dysfunction with Incident Atrial Fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
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- Erectile Dysfunction: Expert Panel Recommendations for Evaluation and Management in the United Arab Emirates.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Majority of erectile dysfunction patients would have preferred earlier implantation of their penile prosthesis: validation of the recently changed EAU guidelines.International journal of impotence research · 2023Article
- Can Erectile Dysfunction Severity Predict Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Men Undergoing Dialysis? A Prospective Cohort Study.The world journal of men's health · 2023Article
- Association between Aortic Calcification Burden and the Severity of Erectile Dysfunction in Men Undergoing Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study.The world journal of men's health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Metformin on Male Reproductive Function and Prostate: An Updated Review.The world journal of men's health · 2022Review
- First-degree atrioventricular block is significantly associated with incident atrial fibrillation in the population predominantly including participants aged ≥ 60 years.Heart and vessels · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeErectile dysfunction has been associated with atrial fibrillation in cross-sectional studies, but the association of erectile dysfunction with incident atrial fibrillation is less well established. This study aimed to determine whether erectile dysfunction is independently associated with incident atrial fibrillation after adjusting for conventional risk factors.
methodsWe studied 1760 male participants (mean age 68 ± 9 years) from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), who completed self-reported erectile dysfunction assessment at MESA exam 5 (2010-2012). Cumulative incidence of atrial fibrillation was estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate the unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios (HR) using 3 models in which variables were added in a stepwise manner. In model 3, HR was adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, education, smoking status, alcohol use, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, diabetes, anti-hypertensive medication use, lipid-lowering medication use, total cholesterol, and estimated glomerular filtration rate.
resultsDuring the median follow-up of 3.8 (interquartile range, 3.5-4.2) years, 94 cases of incident atrial fibrillation were observed. There was a significant difference between males with and without erectile dysfunction for cumulative incident atrial fibrillation rates at 4 years (9.6 vs 2.9%, P < .01). In the fully adjusted model, erectile dysfunction remained associated with incident atrial fibrillation (model 3; HR, 1.66; 95% confidence interval 1.01-2.72, P = .044).
conclusionsAmong older male participants in this prospective study, we found that self-reported erectile dysfunction was associated with incident atrial fibrillation.
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