ea0041ep238 | Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism | ECE2016
Ayhan Mehmet Emin
, Durmaz Senay Arikan
, Carlioglu Ayse
, Demirelli Selami
Introduction and aims: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a frequent endocrinopathy among with young women. It is known that insulin resistance is encountered in the vast majority of the women with PCOS and hence the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease are increased. These cardiac and metabolic risk increments may also associated with hyperandrogenemia and dyslipidemia. The metabolic changes of lipid profiles in young women with PCOS are not completel...