TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of the relationship between coronary artery ectasia and erectile function score
AU - Akcay, A. B.
AU - Inci, M.
AU - Bilen, P.
AU - Acele, A.
AU - Sen, N.
AU - Yalcin, F.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - The relation between coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and erectile dysfunction (ED) has not been studied so far. Hence, we decided to investigate the erectile function score in patients with CAE. We investigated the international index of erectile function (IIEF)-5 score in 34 men with CAE, 38 men with coronary artery disease (CAD), and 30 male controls with normal coronary arteries whose mean ages were 53.2±5.6, 51.4±7.8, and 49.6±8.6 years, respectively. Erectile function was evaluated by the five-item version of the IIEF-5. Each question is scored from 0 to 5. CAE was defined as being without any stenotic lesions with a visual assessment of the coronary arteries showing a luminal dilatation 1.5-fold or more of the adjacent normal coronary segments. IIEF-5 scores in CAE group were found statistically significantly lower than the control group (P
AB - The relation between coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and erectile dysfunction (ED) has not been studied so far. Hence, we decided to investigate the erectile function score in patients with CAE. We investigated the international index of erectile function (IIEF)-5 score in 34 men with CAE, 38 men with coronary artery disease (CAD), and 30 male controls with normal coronary arteries whose mean ages were 53.2±5.6, 51.4±7.8, and 49.6±8.6 years, respectively. Erectile function was evaluated by the five-item version of the IIEF-5. Each question is scored from 0 to 5. CAE was defined as being without any stenotic lesions with a visual assessment of the coronary arteries showing a luminal dilatation 1.5-fold or more of the adjacent normal coronary segments. IIEF-5 scores in CAE group were found statistically significantly lower than the control group (P
KW - coronary artery ectasia
KW - endothelial dysfunction
KW - erectile dysfunction
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U2 - 10.1038/ijir.2011.10
DO - 10.1038/ijir.2011.10
M3 - Article
C2 - 21525880
AN - SCOPUS:79959242535
SN - 0955-9930
VL - 23
SP - 128
EP - 133
JO - International journal of impotence research : official journal of the International Society for Impotence Research
JF - International journal of impotence research : official journal of the International Society for Impotence Research
IS - 3
ER -