Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiac Patient

Abstract

Erektilna je disfunkcija (ED) nesposobnost postizanja i/ili održavanja erekcije dovoljno čvrste za zadovoljavajući spolni odnos. Posebno mjesto u dijagnostici i liječenju zauzimaju bolesnici sa srčanim tegobama. ED je „marker“ u otkrivanju srčanih bolesnika, a javlja se prosječno 3 – 5 godina prije prvih srčanih tegoba. Liječenje ED-a danas je uspješno te je većina bolesnika zadovoljna svojim spolnim životom. Ipak, treba biti oprezan prilikom propisivanja simptomatske terapije kod srčanih bolesnika te uvijek uključiti i kardiologa u procjeni srčane funkcije.Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve and/or sustain an erection suitable for sexual intercourse. Diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction play a specific role in cardiac patients. ED could be seen as a marker for the diagnosis of cardiac conditions due to its onset approx. 3-5 years before the first cardiac symptoms. Nowadays ED treatment is successful and the majority of patients are satisfied with their sexual life. However, physicians need to be careful when prescribing specific symptomatic therapies to cardiac patients and always include a cardiologist in cardiac function assessment

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