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Vascular function in the diagnostic categories of polycystic ovary syndrome.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Aug 2011
Moran Lisa J, Cameron James D, Strauss Boyd J, Teede Helena J
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BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is unknown whether CVD risk is equivalent across the different diagnostic categories or phenotypes of PCOS, particularly in the new phenotypes that affect up to 50% of women with PCOS. Surrogate markers of CVD include endothelial function and arterial stiffness that are independent risk...
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