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ea0026p561 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2011

Young women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have evidence of endothelial dysfunction but not of altered arterial structure

Duncea I , Ilie I R , Georgescu C , Marian I , Mocan T , Man B , Brad C , Hazi G

Aim: The aim of our study was to assess the presence of endothelial dysfunction and of increased carotid intimae-media thickness (IMT), two precocious markers of atherosclerosis in PCOS subjects. Simultaneously, their relationship with some metabolic, hormonal and anthropometric parameters was analyzed.Methods: The study group consisted of 45 women with PCOS (age=23.1±4.1 years, body mass index (BMI) =28.4±5.9 kg/m2). Thirty-two heal...