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Heart Bypass Surgery

Research conducted at University of Oulu, Medical Department has updated our knowledge about heart bypass surgery

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, September 23rd, 2007

"Cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of death worldwide. In addition to risk factor prevention, the treatment interventions of coronary artery disease (CAD) include medication, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stenting, and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)," scientists in Oulu, Finland report.

"Patients with CAD have a more than twofold risk of sexual dysfunctions compared with age-matched healthy persons. The physiologic changes in sexual satisfaction, such as erectile dysfunctions in men and impaired sexual arousal in women, correlate with the severity of CAD. The purpose of this study was to describe the long-term...

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