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Arterial stiffness is increased in asymptomatic nondiabetic postmenopausal women with a polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Oct 2013
Armeni Eleni, Stamatelopoulos Kimon, Rizos Demetrios, Georgiopoulos George, Kazani Maria, Kazani Aikaterini, Kolyviras Athanasios, Stellos Konstantinos, Panoulis Konstantinos, Alexandrou Andreas, Creatsa Maria, Papamichael Christos, Lambrinoudaki Irene
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The metabolic dysfunction accompanying the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may increase the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although menopause per se may be an additional risk factor of CVD, the association between PCOS in postmenopausal women and cardiovascular risk has not been adequately investigated. We aimed to evaluate the effect of PCOS on markers of subclinical...
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