title: Cardiovascular disease markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome with emphasis on asymmetric dimethylarginine and homocysteine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction, and polycystic ovaries. Little is known about cardiovascular risk factors in patients with PCOS. We investigated plasma markers of cardiovascular disease in Saudi women with PCOS, with an emphasis on asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and total homocysteine (tHcy).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty Saudi women with PCOS diagnosed by the Rotterdam criteria (mean age [SD] 30.2 [3.0] years) and 40 controls without PCOS (mean age 29.3 [2.5] years) had measyrements taken of clinical, metabolic, and hormonal parameters, including plasma ADMA, tHcy, lipoprotein (a) ([Lp(a)], and serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), nitric oxid, and fibrinogen. Insulin resistance was calculated by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women with PCOS had significantly higher fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels than healthy controls (P P P CONCLUSION: Our study revealed that Saudi women with PCOS had a significantly different levels of plasma markers of cardiovascular disease compared with normal controls. Therefore, clinicians who manage women with PCOS should follow up on these markers to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. amohamadin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mohamadin
authors.forename: Fawzia A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.forename: Abdulrahman A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al-Saggaf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006706:Homeostasis; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D006710:Homocysteine; C018524:N,N-dimethylarginine; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D001120:Arginine