PP.02.06

Abstract

Objective: Erectile dysfunction of vascular origin (EDVO) has been considered as an early marker of atherosclerosis, justifying a focus on identification of other cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF). Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of other CVRF and the commitment of endothelial function in patients with EDVO. Design and method: We studied 26 patients followed in the Urology Service of our hospital, with EDVO diagnosed by Doppler penis. Noted the presence of other CVRF, including diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, and smoking. We measured the waist circumference (WC) and we calculated the body mass index to all patients. We evaluated also the commitment of endothelial function by reactive hyperemia index (RHI) determined by peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT). The encoding, recording and statistical analysis was performed using Epi Info ™ 7. Results: Of the patients studied, 50% were diabetic and 31% were smokers. The dyslipidemia and hypertension were present in over half of patients (54% and 69% respectively). 58% of these patients had a WC > or = 102 cm and 92% were overweight or obese. On average, each patient had 4 modifiable CVRF. 100% of patients had endothelial dysfunction, according to the results of the PAT (RHI Conclusions: In this study, it was found that patients with EDVO have at least one modifiable CVRF and that most of these had severe or very severe endothelial dysfunction (RHI 1.7–2.1 or RHI