The polycystic ovary syndrome: an example of obesity-related cardiovascular complication affecting young women

Submitted: February 5, 2016
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Published: February 5, 2016
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a good example of obesity-related cardiovascular complication affecting young women. PCOS is not only considered a reproductive problem but rather represents a complex endocrine, multifaceted syndrome with important health implications. Several evidences suggest an increased cardiovascular risk of cardiovascular disease associated with this syndrome, characterized by an impairment of heart structure and function, endothelial dysfunction and lipid abnormalities. All these features, probably linked to insulin-resistance, are often present in obese PCOS patients. Cardiovascular abnormalities represent important long-term sequelae of PCOS that need further investigations.

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Orio, Francesco, Teresa Cascella, Francesco Giallauria, Stefano Palomba, Anna De Lorenzo, Rosa Lucci, Elena Ambrosino, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, and Carlo Vigorito. 2016. “The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Example of Obesity-Related Cardiovascular Complication Affecting Young Women”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 66 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.540.

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