Objective: To evaluate the cardiovascular status and risk factors among active non smoker young PCOS women, in a rural community in Egypt, with or without features of MS. Materials & Methods: A case control study comprised of 312 PCOS women who were UHFUXLWHGIURPWKH2XWSDWLHQW&OLQLFV0DQVRXUD8QLYHUVLW\+RVSLWDOVIXO¿OOLQJWKH5RWWHUGDPFRQVHQVXVFULWHULD RI3&267KH\FRPSULVHGRIZRPHQZKRIXO¿OOHG WKHGH¿QLWLRQFULWHULDRI06DFFRUGLQJWR1DWLRQDO&KROHVWHURO(GXFDWLRQ3URJUDPDQG WKH$GXOW7UHDWPHQW3DQHO,,,7KHUHPDLQLQJ FDVHVGLGQRWIXO¿OOWKHGH¿QLWLRQ criteria (non- MS PCOS). A healthy age-matched control group of 50 women free of 3&26ZHUHDOVRLQFOXGHG$OOFDVHVDQGFRQWUROXQGHUZHQW(&*47FLQWHUYDODQDO\VLV echocardiography for interventricular septum diameter (IVSD) and ejection fraction (EF) estimation, and carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) by ultrasound Doppler study. Results:&DUGLRYDVFXODUDEQRUPDOLWLHVZHUHVLJQL¿FDQWO\KLJKHUDPRQJWKH063&26 FDVHVFRPSDUHGWRQRQ063&26VLJQL¿FDQWSURORQJDWLRQRI47FLQWHUYDO 3 ZLWK HYLGHQW47GLVSHUVLRQ 3 VLJQL¿FDQWLQFUHDVHLQ,96' 3 LQVLJQL¿FDQWGHFUHDVHLQ()DQGVLJQL¿FDQWLQFUHDVHLQF,07 3 LQ3&26FDVHVZLWK062QWKH RWKHUKDQGWKHQRQ063&26FDVHVVKRZHGVLJQL¿FDQWSURORQJDWLRQRI47FLQWHUYDO 3 VLJQL¿FDQWLQFUHDVHLQ,96' 3 VLJQL¿FDQWGHFUHDVHLQ() 3 DQG VLJQL¿FDQWLQFUHDVHLQF,07 3 ZKHQFRPSDUHGWRWKHKHDOWK\FRQWUROZRPHQ Conclusion: Many cardiovascular risks are frequent and evidence of premature atherosclerosis is existent among young women with PCOS, being even more exaggerated if there is associated MS. Early intervention to ameliorate cardiovascular risks for these cases is an important health care demand.
Wael Refaie, E. R. (2012). Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility, 16(2), 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
MLA
Ehsan Refaie, Wael Refaie. "Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt". The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility, 16, 2, 2012, 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
HARVARD
Wael Refaie, E. R. (2012). 'Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt', The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility, 16(2), pp. 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
VANCOUVER
Wael Refaie, E. R. Cardiovascular status and metabolic syndrome among young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rural area in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility, 2012; 16(2): 13-17. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257687
)
View on SCiNiTO