Relationship Between the Severity of Coronary Arterial Disease and Erectile Function in the Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients / 대한남성과학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Sexual dysfunction has been reported to be frequent in patients with acute myocardial infarction. One aim was to correlates the erectile function with the severity of coronary arterial disease in the acute myocardial infarction patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 57 men, median age 55.7 years (range 29 to 81), with acute myocardial infarction who had received coronary angiography were evaluated about their erectile function with 15-item questionnaire, the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF). History of vascular risk factors such as smoking, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia were obtained. We compared the erectile function score to the number of occluded coronary vessels or patients age. RESULTS: One coronary vessel was involves in 16 patients (28.1%), more than 2 coronary vessels were involved in 25 patients (43,9%) while 16 patients (28.1%) showed free of occlusion. Seventy-four percent of patients claimed abnormal erectile function, mild erectile dysfunction in 19 patients (33.3%), moderate in 9 patients (15.8%), severe in 14 patients (24.6%). Erectile function score decreased significantly according to increasing in the number of coronary vessels involved (p<0.05) and in patients age (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant correlation between erectile function and the severity of the coronary arterial disease in acute myocardial infarction patients. The age of patients also had a negative effects on the erectile function.