TY - JOUR
T1 - Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in men with rheumatoid arthritis
T2 - A population-based cohort study
AU - Wilton, Katelynn M.
AU - Achenbach, Sara J.
AU - Davis, John M.
AU - Myasoedova, Elena
AU - Matteson, Eric L.
AU - Crowson, Cynthia S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Journal of Rheumatology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Objective. Both erectile dysfunction (ED) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. It is unknown if these diagnoses are associated or if their combination confers additional CV risk. We aimed to define the incidence of ED in RA, and to determine if ED correlates with increased CV risk in RA. Methods. Medical information concerning RA, ED, and CV diagnoses for men with RA (n = 260) diagnosed in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and age-matched male comparators was extracted from a comprehensive medical record system. Results. ED incidence was similar between the RA cohort and comparators (HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.55-1.16). In men with RA, ED diagnosis was associated with a trend toward an increase in peripheral arterial disease (HR 2.22, 95% CI 0.98-5.03) and a significantly decreased rate of myocardial infarction (HR 0.26, 95% CI 0.07-0.90), heart failure (HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.25-0.94), and death (HR 0.56; 95% CI 0.36-0.87). In men with RA and ED, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use was associated with a decreased risk of death (HR 0.35, 95% CI 0.16-0.79), with a trending decreased risk of some CV diagnoses. Conclusion. Incidence of ED was not statistically increased in RA. Although patients with both RA and ED had a similar overall CV risk to those with RA alone, men with both RA and ED had decreased risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and death, as well as an increased risk of peripheral arterial disease. Further studies are needed to clarify these associations and their implications for pathogenesis and therapeutics.
AB - Objective. Both erectile dysfunction (ED) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. It is unknown if these diagnoses are associated or if their combination confers additional CV risk. We aimed to define the incidence of ED in RA, and to determine if ED correlates with increased CV risk in RA. Methods. Medical information concerning RA, ED, and CV diagnoses for men with RA (n = 260) diagnosed in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and age-matched male comparators was extracted from a comprehensive medical record system. Results. ED incidence was similar between the RA cohort and comparators (HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.55-1.16). In men with RA, ED diagnosis was associated with a trend toward an increase in peripheral arterial disease (HR 2.22, 95% CI 0.98-5.03) and a significantly decreased rate of myocardial infarction (HR 0.26, 95% CI 0.07-0.90), heart failure (HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.25-0.94), and death (HR 0.56; 95% CI 0.36-0.87). In men with RA and ED, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use was associated with a decreased risk of death (HR 0.35, 95% CI 0.16-0.79), with a trending decreased risk of some CV diagnoses. Conclusion. Incidence of ED was not statistically increased in RA. Although patients with both RA and ED had a similar overall CV risk to those with RA alone, men with both RA and ED had decreased risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction, and death, as well as an increased risk of peripheral arterial disease. Further studies are needed to clarify these associations and their implications for pathogenesis and therapeutics.
KW - Cardiovascular risk
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Erectile dysfunction
KW - Peripheral arterial disease
KW - Rheumatoid arthritis
KW - Sexual health
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U2 - 10.3899/jrheum.201226
DO - 10.3899/jrheum.201226
M3 - Article
C2 - 33452166
AN - SCOPUS:85120078750
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 48
SP - 1641
EP - 1647
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 11
ER -