Evaluation of High Sensitive Troponin in Erectile Dysfunction
Joint Authors
Colpi, G. M.
Corsi Romanelli, Massimiliano M.
Morselli-Labate, Antonio Maria
Ghilardi, Francesca
Damele, Clara Anna Linda
Massaccesi, L.
Pezzilli, Raffaele
Barassi, A.
Dozio, Elena
Melzi d’Eril, G. V.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Evidence is accumulating in favour of a link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery diseases.
We investigated the presence of cardiac injury in patients who have had arteriogenic and nonarteriogenic ED using the hs-Tn levels.
Methods.
The diagnosis of ED was based on the International Index of Erectile Function 5-questionnaire (IIF-5) and patients were classified as arteriogenic (A-ED, n=40), nonarteriogenic (NA-ED, n=48), and borderline (BL-ED, n=32) patients in relation to the results of echo-color-Doppler examination of cavernous arteries.
The level of hs-TnT and hs-TnI was measured in 120 men with a history of ED of less than one year with no clinical evidence of cardiac ischemic disease.
Results.
The levels of both hs-TnT and hs-TnI were within the reference range and there was no significant (P>0.05) difference between patients of the three groups.
The hs-CRP values were higher in A-ED men compared with NA-ED (P=0.048) but not compared with BL-ED (P=0.136) and negatively correlated with IIF-5 (r=-0.480; P=0.031).
Conclusions.
In ED patients of the three groups the measurement of hs-Tn allows us to exclude the presence of cardiac involvement at least when the history of ED is less than one year and the men are without atherosclerotic risk factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barassi, A.& Pezzilli, Raffaele& Morselli-Labate, Antonio Maria& Dozio, Elena& Massaccesi, L.& Ghilardi, Francesca…[et al.]. 2015. Evaluation of High Sensitive Troponin in Erectile Dysfunction. Disease Markers،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060977
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barassi, A.…[et al.]. Evaluation of High Sensitive Troponin in Erectile Dysfunction. Disease Markers No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Barassi, A.& Pezzilli, Raffaele& Morselli-Labate, Antonio Maria& Dozio, Elena& Massaccesi, L.& Ghilardi, Francesca…[et al.]. Evaluation of High Sensitive Troponin in Erectile Dysfunction. Disease Markers. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060977
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060977