title: Do women with polycystic ovary syndrome really have predisposition to atherosclerosis?
abstract: The elastic properties of the aorta were studied in 28 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and in 26 regularly menstruating healthy women. In PCOS and control groups, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, aortic systolic diameter, aortic diastolic diameter, aortic distensibility, aortic stiffness index, and aortic elastic modulus were similar. It is likely that PCOS does not have any innate adverse effects on the cardiovascular system if its undesirable metabolic consequences are successfully controlled.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Konya Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey. semrab@baskent-kon.edu.tr
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topcu
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caliskan
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gullu
authors.forename: Emel Ebru
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Ozcimen
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uckuyu
authors.forename: Hulusi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeyneloglu
authors.forename: Haldun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muderrisoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011336:Probability; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index