Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt
Wael Refaie, E. (2012). Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 16(2), 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
Ehsan Refaie, Wael Refaie. "Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 16, 2, 2012, 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
Wael Refaie, E. (2012). 'Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 16(2), pp. 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
Wael Refaie, E. Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2012; 16(2): 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687

Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility
Article 2, Volume 16, Issue 2 - Serial Number 11106352, June 2012, Page 13-17  XML PDF (1.53 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
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Author
Ehsan Refaie, Wael Refaie
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the cardiovascular status and risk factors among active non smoker young PCOS women, in a rural community in Egypt, with or without features of MS.
Materials & Methods: A case control study comprised of 312 PCOS women who were
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criteria (non- MS PCOS). A healthy age-matched control group of 50 women free of
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echocardiography for interventricular septum diameter (IVSD) and ejection fraction (EF)
estimation, and carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) by ultrasound Doppler study.
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Conclusion: Many cardiovascular risks are frequent and evidence of premature atherosclerosis is existent among young women with PCOS, being even more exaggerated if
there is associated MS. Early intervention to ameliorate cardiovascular risks for these
cases is an important health care demand.
Keywords
Keywords: Polycystic ovary syndrome; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular risks
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