ea0038p270 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2015
Ehtesham Ehtesham
, Javed Zeeshan
, Kilpatrick Eric S
, Atkin Stephen L
, Sathyapalan Thozhukat
Background: Endothelial damage is one of the early signs of cardiovascular disorders. Assessing endothelial function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has shown evidence of cardiovascular disease in the absence of clinically evident disorder. Flow mediated dilation (FMD) and reactive hyperaemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) are the frequently used non-invasive techniques for assessing endothelial function. Both the techniques have been used to assess endo...