Original scientific paper
Erectile Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction – Myth or a Real Problem?
Alen Ružić
Viktor Peršić
Bojan Miletić
Aleksandar Včev
Jure Mirat
Ivan Soldo
Tanja Batinac
Tanja Kovač
Abstract
Erectile dysfunction is a common problem whose relation to cardiovascular diseases has scientifically been proved,
but it has not been studied sufficiently in patients recovering from myocardial infarction. The objective of this study was
to establish the frequency of erectile dysfunction in patients recovering from myocardial infarction. We examined 89 patients
(aged 30 to 75 years) included in the program of cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction. The results
were compared with 91 healthy examinees of the same age. Even 82% of the patients who recovered from myocardial infarction
have problems with erectile dysfunction, compared to 42.9% of healthy examinees. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction
increases with the age in both groups. In the group of patients recovering from myocardial infarction aged 30 do
39 years, the erectile dysfunction decreased after 6 months, while in other age subgroups and between controls, there were
no significant changes in erectile dysfunction prevalence during the analysed time period.We concluded that erectile dysfunction
is a significant problem in patients recovering from myocardial infarction. It should be recognized on time in
order to provide a better life quality for the patient with a multidisciplinary approach.
Keywords
erectile dysfunction; cardiovascular diseases; myocardial infarction; cardiac rehabilitation; quality of life
Hrčak ID:
27321
URI
Publication date:
4.1.2007.
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