Periodontitis and erectile dysfunction linked to major cardiovascular events
The association of periodontitis and ED with the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events has not been previously assessed.
A team of researchers led by the University of Granada (UGR) has shown in a prospective study that men with periodontitis who are also diagnosed with erectile dysfunction are almost four times more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE).
The study has been published in the prestigious Journal of Periodontology.
These pathologies refer specifically to cerebral infarction, non-fatal myocardial infarction, cardiovascular death, heart failure, acute coronary syndrome (stable and unstable angina), coronary artery bypass grafting, or percutaneous coronary intervention. They were found to occur, on average, four years after the sexual dysfunction was diagnosed.
This study was conducted by the 'CTS 583' research group, led by the UGR's Francisco Mesa (from the Department of Stomatology), in collaboration with the Urology Service of the 'Clínico San Cecilio' Teaching Hospital in Granada. The Director of the Service is Miguel Arrabal of the Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties at the UGR.
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