Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Have an Increased Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events: a Population Study.
Thomas R BerniChristopher L MorganDafydd Aled ReesPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)
The risk of incident MI, angina, and revascularization is increased in young women with PCOS. Weight and T2DM are potentially modifiable risk factors amenable to intervention.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- body mass index
- coronary artery
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome
- acute coronary syndrome
- body weight