Endocrine Abstracts

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disturbance in women of reproductive age, thought to be linked to increased cardiovascular risk in later life. Cardiovascular risk factors are usually present even at younger age and this suggests that the chronic disturbances in hormonal and metabolic status typical for the syndrome predispose the patients to development of early atherosclerosis and premature clinical presentation of cardiovascular disease. NT-pro-BNP w...

Patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for diabetes mellitus and often show an adverse cardiovascular risk profile. Among the anthropometric variables for evaluation of central obesity widely used are the waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and, more recently, waist-to-stature ratio (WSR).The aim of the present study is to investigate the link between some anthropometric indices of visceral obesity and cardiov...