The impact of sexual therapy on patients after cardiac events participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 672-678

  Klein, Rivka ^a   Bar on, Elchanan ^a   Klein, Jacob ^b   Benbenishty, Rami ^c  

^a Individual Marital and Sex Therapy   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

bypass surgery; cardiac rehabilitation; myocardial infarction; quality of life; sex therapy; sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; COUNSELING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 35048888972     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282eea52d     Document Type: Article

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