Cardiopulmonary Impairment in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Francesco Orio,
Francesco Giallauria,
Stefano Palomba,
Teresa Cascella,
Francesco Manguso,
Laura Vuolo,
Tiziana Russo,
Achille Tolino,
Gaetano Lombardi,
Annamaria Colao,
Carlo Vigorito
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-0216
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , anaerobic exercise , vo2 max , oxygen pulse , medicine , body mass index , overweight , endocrinology , prospective cohort study , cardiology , insulin resistance , physical therapy , insulin , heart rate , blood pressure
Insulin resistance is a feature of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and it is related to mitochondrial function, particularly with maximal oxygen consumption (VO(2max)). At the moment, no evaluation of cardiopulmonary functional capacity in young patients with PCOS has been performed.
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