Severity of erectile dysfunction could predict left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients without overt cardiac complaintAhmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 8:2590-7. 2011
..However, the association between severity of ED and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) was rarely reported...
- Efficacy of sildenafil citrate in treatment of erectile dysfunction: impact of associated premature ejaculation and low desire
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
Urology 68:642-7. 2006
..To assess the effect of premature ejaculation (PE) and low desire on the efficacy and satisfaction rate of sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Association of risk factors and medical comorbidities with male sexual dysfunctions
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 4:1691-700. 2007
..Although that association has been recently shown in many studies, it is not yet well investigated in the Saudi community...
- Age related testosterone depletion in patients with erectile dysfunction
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Urol 176:2589-93. 2006
..We assessed the pattern of age related testosterone depletion in patients with erectile dysfunction...
- Enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with coronary artery disease-associated erectile dysfunction. Part I: effects of risk factors
Ahmed El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 4:771-9. 2007
..Recently it has been demonstrated that enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) could improve erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with refractory ischemic heart disease (IHD)...
- Enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with coronary artery disease-associated erectile dysfunction. Part II: impact of disease duration and treatment courses
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 4:1448-53. 2007
..Recent results have demonstrated a positive impact of EECP on patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD)-associated erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Type 2 diabetes-associated androgen alteration in patients with erectile dysfunction
A I El-sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Int J Androl 31:602-8. 2008
..05). The current study clearly demonstrated that there were significant associations between low level of total T or DHEA-S and poor control of DM...
- Conservative treatment for Peyronie's disease: an update
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Andrology Clinic, Diabetic Centre, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, PO Box 6251, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Expert Opin Pharmacother 9:53-63. 2008
..Other treatments including iontophoresis, extracorporeal shock wave, radiotherapy, ultrasound and laser have also been reported...
- Severity of erectile dysfunction at presentation: effect of premature ejaculation and low desire
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
Urology 71:94-8. 2008
..To assess the effect of premature ejaculation (PE) and low desire on the severity of erectile dysfunction (ED) at presentation...
- Vascular impairment of erection in patients with diabetes and Peyronie's disease: is that accumulative?
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 6:1736-42. 2009
..The vascular impairment of erection has been shown in diabetic patients as well as in patients with Peyronie's disease (PD). However, the impact of both conditions together on vascular impairment has not been well addressed...
- Erectile dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases and depression: interaction of therapy
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Suez Canal University, Department of Urology, Ismailia, Egypt
Expert Opin Pharmacother 10:2107-17. 2009
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- Androgen pattern in patients with type 2 diabetes-associated erectile dysfunction: impact of metabolic control
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Urology 74:552-9. 2009
..To assess the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) control on androgen pattern in men with type 2 DM-associated erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Amelioration of penile fibrosis: myth or reality
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Androl 31:324-35. 2010
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- Erectile dysfunction, depression, and ischemic heart disease: does the existence of one component of this triad necessitate inquiring the other two?
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 8:937-40; quiz 941. 2011
..However, when a patient presents with one component of this triad, whether the physicians should also screen for the other two components is still an important question to be answered...
- Sildenafil for erectile dysfunction in the Middle East: observational analysis of patients with diabetes and/or hypertension treated in the clinical practice setting
A I El-sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Int Med Res 39:558-68. 2011
..7% of patients. It is concluded that sildenafil was a well-tolerated and highly effective treatment of ED in outpatients with diabetes and/or hypertension from the three Middle Eastern countries studied...
- Prostatic specific antigen in patients with hypogonadism: effect of testosterone replacement
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 2:235-40. 2005
..The effect of parenteral testosterone replacement therapy on prostatic specific antigen (PSA) level or the development or growth of prostate cancer is unclear...
- Pattern of endocrinal changes in patients with sexual dysfunction
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 2:551-8. 2005
..Many patients with endocrinal changes (endocrinopathy) have some degrees of sexual dysfunction that necessitate assessment and treatment...
- Lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with erectile dysfunction: analysis of risk factors
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
J Sex Med 3:144-9. 2006
..The association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is unclear. Conventionally, little attention has been given to the association between ED and LUTS...
- Coronary artery risk factors in patients with erectile dysfunction
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
J Urol 172:251-4. 2004
..We evaluated the risk factors of coronary artery disease in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Association between International Index of Erectile Function and axial penile rigidity in patients with erectile dysfunction
A I El-sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
Int J Impot Res 15:426-9. 2003
..05 for each); (3) a significant association between overall presence of ED and low APR (P<0.05). IIEF score is associated with APR and can differentiate between patients with and without ED...
- Premature ejaculation in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Int J Androl 26:329-34. 2003
..05). PE is common among diabetic patients. The study offers a quantitative estimate of the prevalence of PE and its main risk factors in diabetic patients...
- Efficacy of sildenafil citrate in treatment of erectile dysfunction: effect of type 2 diabetes
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Eur Urol 46:503-9. 2004
..To assess efficacy of sildenafil citrate in treatment of erectile dysfunction: effect of type 2 diabetes...
- Lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with erectile dysfunction: is there a vascular association?
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
Eur Urol 48:319-25. 2005
..To assess if there is an underlying vascular association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Peyronie's disease in diabetic patients being screened for erectile dysfunction
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
J Urol 174:1026-30. 2005
..We assessed the prevalence of Peyronie's disease (PD) in type 2 diabetic patients who were screened for erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Intracavernosal prostaglandin E1 self vs office injection therapy in patients with erectile dysfunction
A I El-sakka
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Int J Impot Res 18:180-5. 2006
..05). A self-injection program is reliable. Office injection program can be reserved for a subset of ED patients with special preferences...
- Cardiovascular system as a 'core' of sexual life
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Expert Opin Pharmacother 6:2223-30. 2005
..It has been argued that erectile dysfunction, like cardiovascular disease and other age-related disorders can be attributed, at least in part, to such modifiable para-aging phenomena...
- Prevalence of Peyronie's disease among patients with erectile dysfunction
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine Ismailia, Egypt and Al Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Eur Urol 49:564-9. 2006
..To assess the prevalence of Peyronie's disease (PD) among patients with erectile dysfunction (ED)...
- Characteristics of erectile dysfunction in Saudi patients
A I El-sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
Int J Impot Res 16:13-20. 2004
..001 for each). Moderate to severe ED is common among Saudi patients. This study provides a quantitative estimate of the characteristics of ED in ambulatory Saudi patients...
- Screening for ischemic heart disease in patients with erectile dysfunction: role of penile Doppler ultrasonography
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt
Urology 64:346-50. 2004
..05). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study established that a reduced PSV of the cavernous artery is associated with IHD. Determining the PSV could be a reliable screening tool for the detection of IHD in patients with ED...
- Erectile dysfunction risk factors in noninsulin dependent diabetic Saudi patients
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, School of Medicine, Ismailia, Egypt and Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Diabetic Center, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
J Urol 169:1043-7. 2003
..0001). CONCLUSIONS: Erectile dysfunction is common in diabetic Saudi men. This study provides a quantitative estimate of the prevalence of erectile dysfunction and its main risk factors in diabetic Saudi patients...
- Penile axial rigidity and Doppler ultrasonography parameters in patients with erectile dysfunction: association with type 2 diabetes
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Urology 62:525-31. 2003
..05 for each). CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes mellitus negatively affects patients' response to intracorporeal injection and is associated with low peak systolic velocity and poor penile axial rigidity...
- The effect of vascular endothelial growth factor on a rat model of traumatic arteriogenic erectile dysfunction
Ming-Chan Lee
Knuppe Molecular Urology Laboratory, Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
J Urol 167:761-7. 2002
..Intracavernous injection of VEGF minutes after arterial ligation facilitated the recovery of erectile function...
- Physiology of penile erection
Ahmed I El-Sakka
Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 4:128-34. 2004
