title: Cardiopulmonary functional capacity and the role of exercise in improving maximal oxygen consumption in women with PCOS.
abstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common reproductive disorder in premenopausal women and is frequently accompanied by the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. It has also been recognized that PCOS women are characterized by cardiopulmonary impairment. Reduced cardiopulmonary functional capacity and the autonomic dysfunction associated with abnormal heart rate recovery might be responsible for the increased cardiovascular risk in patients with PCOS. Exercise training has beneficial effects on cardiopulmonary functional capacity and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in PCOS women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Isotope Treatment, Medical University, Wrocław. agalena0@op.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lenarcik
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bidzińska-Speichert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017697:Premenopause / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors