Coronary artery bypass graft surgery and its impact on erectile function: a preliminary retrospective study.
Erectile function is markedly affected by acute alterations in circulatory homeostasis of which coronary artery bypass graft surgery is an excellent model. A group of consecutive patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery 6-12 months previously were selected for detailed review by questionnaires that scored their pre-operative and post-operative sexual function and erectile ability and aspects of the quality of life. Thirty patients were evaluable. 10 men (33.3%) had poor erectile function before surgery. Eleven out of 30 men reported an improvement in erectile function while 10 men experienced a decrease or cessation of erectile function. Four of the five patients reporting new post-operative erectile function had had good pre-operative function suggesting that the surgery was directly associated with the impotence in these men. This pilot study suggests that coronary artery bypass surgery can have a significant impact in erectile function.
Heaton
J P
JP
Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Evans
H
H
Adams
M A
MA
Smith
K
K
Morales
A
A
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies