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Distress: associated variables of erectile dysfunction post-acute myocardial infarction. A pilot study

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This study aimed to identify the associated variables of erectile dysfunction (ED) in post myocardial infarction (MI) patients without previous sexual dysfunction (SD). Out of the 37 patients, 15 (40%) had ED. Patients significantly reduced the frequency of coitus (P<0.05). Out of nine patients with distress, eight presented ED, and of 28 patients without distress, seven presented ED (89 versus 25%, P=0.001). The two groups (distress versus without distress) were similar regarding confounding variables. We concluded that patients without SD prior the MI had a significant incidence of ED and distress was an associated variable of ED post-infarction.

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  1. Heart Institute (InCor-DF), Zerbini Foundation, Brasilia, Brazil

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  2. Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Pãulo, SP, Brazil

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Vacanti, L., Caramelli, B. Distress: associated variables of erectile dysfunction post-acute myocardial infarction. A pilot study. Int J Impot Res 17, 204–206 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3901274

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