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Meta-analysis of cardiovascular disease risk markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Author(s) -
Konstantinos A. Toulis,
Dimitrios G. Goulis,
Gesthimani Mintziori,
Evangelia Kintiraki,
Evangelos Eukarpidis,
Sophia-Anastasia Mouratoglou,
Antigoni Pavlaki,
Stavros Stergianos,
Maria Poulasouchidou,
Thrasyvoulos Tzellos,
Anastasios Makedos,
Michail Chourdakis,
Basil C. Tarlatzis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
human reproduction update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1362-4946
pISSN - 1355-4786
DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dmr025
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , asymmetric dimethylarginine , medicine , homocysteine , plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 , endothelial dysfunction , endocrinology , fibrinogen , plasminogen activator , c reactive protein , lipoprotein(a) , insulin resistance , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , lipoprotein , cholesterol , inflammation , biology , arginine , biochemistry , amino acid
The relation between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. In an attempt to provide high-quality evidence on the relation between PCOS and CVD, relevant literature for CVD risk markers [C-reactive protein (CRP), homocysteine (Hcy), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and fibrinogen] in women with PCOS was reviewed and analyzed.

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