Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction in Systolic Heart Failure Patients in a Developing Country: Tbilisi, Georgia, Eastern Europe

There is a high prevalence of ED in patients with HF living in Tbilisi, Georgia. In comparison to previously published data on HF populations, our Georgian population showed lesser degrees of ED. More research is needed to better explain the causality for lower prevalence of ED, but explanations may include lower degrees of diabetes and aspects of treatment such as beta-blocker medication. Health care providers in LMICs should screen all of their male HF patients for ED and provide appropriate therapy. Hebert K, Anand J, Trahan P, Delgado M, Greene J, Julian E, Cuomo J, Gogichaishvili I, Nozadze N, Dias A, and Arcement L. Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in systolic heart failure patients in a developing country: Tbilisi, Georgia, Eastern Europe.