Incidence of Male Pudendal Artery Stenosis in Suboptimal Erections Study

Incidence of Male Pudendal Artery Stenosis in Suboptimal Erections Study

The purpose of this study is to determine the proportion of men with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that have angiographic identifiable erectile related artery (ERA) atherosclerotic disease defined as at least one ERA stenosis greater than or equal to 50% (per core lab Quantitative Vascular Analysis - QVA).

Vascular insufficiency is a commonly cited cause of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and the most common treatments of ED target aspects of the penile vasculature. Initial pharmacotherapy typically focuses on the penile microvasculature; however, surgical revascularization has also been used to treat ED caused by lesions in the internal iliac artery (IIA) and/or internal pudendal artery (IPA) and penile arteries. Anatomically, surgical revascularization connects the inferior epigastric artery to the dorsal artery of the penis or a combination of the dorsal artery and vein of the penis. The pudendal artery or deep artery of the penis is usually not the target of surgical bypass. Recent advances in percutaneous revascularization have sparked interest in penile revascularization to treat ED.

However, as this new percutaneous treatment modality evolves, several important clinical questions remain unanswered. Important among these are what is the normal angiographic anatomy of the erectile related arteries (ERA), and how do angiographic findings correlate with symptoms of ED? Also, how many men could possible benefit from percutaneous revascularization?

The normal IPA anatomy by contrast angiography is not well defined and there are no studies that correlate IPA findings with erectile function. While studies have been done on populations of men with suspected vasculogenic and chronic ED, no study has established the normal angiographic anatomy of the IPA or evaluated the prevalence of angiographic IPA occlusive disease.

Therefore, an angiographic prevalence study will assist in determining the population of men who could potentially benefit from percutaneous treatment of atherosclerotic IPA lesions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject must be undergoing coronary or peripheral angiography for suspected or known coronary or peripheral atherosclerotic disease
• Subject must be male ≥ 35 and ≤ 70 years old
• Subject must provide written informed consent before any study-related procedures are performed
• Subject must agree to comply with study procedures and follow-up for the entire length of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject is unable to safely attempt sexual intercourse secondary to severe cardiac disease or other health condition
• Subject has a life expectancy of < 12 months
• Subject's serum creatinine is > 2.5 mg/dl
• Subject has known aorto-iliac occlusive disease, previous AAA endograft procedure or open surgical procedure
• Subject has history of prostatic carcinoma requiring surgery (i.e., prostatectomy), pelvic radiation, or hormonal/chemotherapy
• Subject has a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, life-threatening arrhythmia, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization within 3 months (90 days) prior to enrollment
• Subject has had exposure to PDE5 inhibitor (per subject's concomitant medication list) within the 72 hours prior to the scheduled baseline angiography
• Subject has a history of renal transplantation
• Subject has a penile implant
• Subject has become unstable or has received a maximum radiation dose, increased procedure time, and/or maximum contrast dose (in the Investigator's opinion) from the primary angiographic procedure that would compromise the safety of the subject by proceeding with enrollment into the IMPASSE study