Is erectile dysfunction an early clinical symptom of chronic kidney disease?

Abdullah Cirakoglu Ahmet Yuce Erdal Benli Yeliz Kasko Arıcı Harun Düğeroğlu Ercan Ogreden

Published in: The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male (2021)

Results confirm that it was identified that the incidence of stage 1 and stage 2 CKD was higher among patients attending with ED compared to the control group. Just as ED may be an early clinical marker of coronary artery disease, it may be early warning symptom for CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
coronary artery disease
emergency department
risk factors
type diabetes
left ventricular
patient reported
acute coronary syndrome
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis