The prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its association with quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 228, Issue , 2017, Pages 953-957

  Neiman, Alexandra ^a   Ginde, Salil ^a   Earing, Michael G ^a   Bartz, Peter J ^a   Cohen, Scott ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Quality of life; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLICATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006967410     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.192     Document Type: Article

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