TY  - JOUR
TI  - The relationship between ProNT BNP levels and erectiledysfunction in patients with chronic congestive heartfailure
AB  - Aim: Dysfunction and impairment of many organs occur in chronic congestive heart failure due to ischemia and stasis. Chroniccongestive heart failure is frequently accompanied by erectile dysfunction since the two conditions have many etiologic factors incommon. Our aim in the study was to investigate the potential relationship between ProNT BNP levels, which show the severity ofcardiac failure, and erectile dysfunction in patients with an ejection fraction of 30-40%.Materials and Methods: The study included 72 male patients followed-up for chronic congestive heart failure. for whom erectiledysfunction was investigated. International Erectile Function Index-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire was questioned to the patients toevaluate erectile function. Results: The mean age, total testosterone and lipids (low and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol triglyceride) levels did notsignificantly differ between the groups (P > 0.05). The mean ProNT BNP levels belonging to all subgroups showed statisticallysignificant differences and correlated with the severity of erectile dysfunction according to the Kruskal-Wallis test (p<0.001). Conclusions: In patients with chronic congestive heart failure, ProNT BNP was higher, and the severity of erectile disfunction wassimilarly increased.
AU  - Ceyhun, Gökhan
AU  - ERBAY, Güven
DO  - 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.06.676
PY  - 2021
JO  - Annals of Medical Research
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SN  - 2636-7688
SP  - 652
EP  - 656
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/464151
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