Baseline atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for erectile dysfunction: Systemic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and erectile dysfunction (ED) by a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis, as ED is commonly found amongst male patients with concurrent cardiovascular conditions, especially atherosclerosis, coronary syndrome, and diabetes; and recent studies suggest that AF is associated with ED in the general male population. Methods: Studies from inception to May 2018 in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE) were searched. Prospective or retrospective cohort studies that compared new-onset ED between male patients with and without AF were included. Data from each study were combined using the random-effects, generic inverse variance met

SUBMITTER: Prasitlumkum N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6600068 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature