How to cite: Crawford, E. David., Kloner, Robert A., and Rosen, Raymond. “The Impact of PDE5 Inhibitors on Major Adverse Cardiac Events” July 2023. Accessed May 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/the-impact-of-pde5-inhibitors-on-major-adverse-cardiac-events/
The Impact of PDE5 Inhibitors on Major Adverse Cardiac Events – Summary
E. David Crawford sits down with Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, and Raymond Rosen, MD, to discuss retrospective evidence of PDE5 inhibitors in preventing major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in men. Crawford, Kloner, and Rosen discuss a retrospective study examining occurrences of MACE in men which demonstrated a significant reduction in MACE in men using PDE5 inhibitors versus those who were not.
They discuss the possibility of over-the-counter (OTC) approval for PDE5 inhibitors, but acknowledge that FDA approval for OTC use of PDE5 inhibitors is not assured. Dr. Rosen discusses the barriers faced by regulatory authorities in approving over-the-counter PDE5 inhibitors. Dr. Kloner discusses pharmacist-mediated prescriptions of PDE5 inhibitors and the patient screening involved. They conclude by touching on the use of PDE5 inhibitors for female patients, and the European OTC PDE5 inhibitor trials which are presently ongoing.
About the Panel
E. David Crawford, MD, has devoted his career in medicine to educating the public about men’s health issues and finding effective techniques and procedures to address prostate cancer, the most common malignancy affecting men in the United States. He is currently a Professor of Urology and Jack A. Vickers Director of Prostate Research at the University of California, San Diego, and emeritus distinguished endowed Professor of Surgery, Urology, and Radiation Oncology, and Head of the Section of Urologic Oncology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Crawford is an internationally recognized expert in benign prostate hypertrophy, urologic cancers, and in particular, prostate cancer. He has conducted research in the treatment of advanced bladder cancer, metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate, hormone-refractory prostate cancer, and other areas of urological infections and malignancies. He has authored or coauthored over 810 scientific articles, has published seven textbooks, authored over 60 book chapters, and provided more than 2,200 educational talks for patients and physicians.
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, is Chief Science Officer and Director of Cardiovascular Research at Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI). He serves as Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar) at Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California (USC) and is an attending cardiologist at Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center. Prior to accepting an appointment at HMRI, Dr. Kloner served as Director of Research of the Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles from 1987 to December 2014. He has run nationally and internationally known cardiovascular research programs for over 40 years, training dozens of medical scientists, and collaborating with scores of physician scientists, numerous research institutions and medical industries world-wide.
Raymond Rosen, PhD, founded and co-directed the first inter-disciplinary training program in Sexual Health with Dr. Sandra Leiblum, and served as founding director of the Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center. Other academic and administrative positions during his 35 year tenure at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School include Chief Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Director of Medical Education in Psychiatry from 1992-2001. He also served as Chair of the Medical School Appointments and Promotions Committee and Associate Dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2001-2003. In 2007, he accepted a full-time appointment to New England Research Institutes (NERI) and served as Chief Scientist at NERI until 2018. He serves currently as Full Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine and as adjunct professor of Medicine at Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
E. David Crawford, MD,
Editor-in-Chief,
Grand Rounds in Urology
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD
Chief Science Officer and Director of Cardiovascular Research,
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Raymond Rosen, PhD,
Full Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry,
University of California, San Francisco
Adjunct Professor of Medicine,
Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
