Erectile Function After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Myocardial Infarction and Non-Infarction Patients: A Prospective Comparative Study.
The goal of this observational study is to assess changes in patients' erectile function after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using a standard IIEF (International Index of Erectile Function) questionnaire at 1, 3, and 6 months post-PCI. By doing this, we try to compare patients' responses to PCI after having a heart attack and stable angina to see the real effect of myocardial infarction on erectile function status in the long term by comparing it with a very similar group.
• Male patients aged 30-75 years
• Undergoing successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for one of the following:
‣ Acute myocardial infarction (Group 1)
⁃ Stable angina (Group 2)
• Hemodynamically stable after the PCI procedure
• Survival of the index hospitalization
• Ability to provide written informed consent
• Sexually active within the 3 months prior to enrollment
• Willingness and ability to complete follow-up visits and questionnaires at:
‣ Baseline (post-PCI recovery)
⁃ 3 months