Open AccessIs There an Association between Athletic Amenorrhea and Endothelial Cell Dysfunction?
Author(s) -
Anne Z. Hoch,
Rania L. Dempsey,
Guillermo F. Carrera,
Charles R. Wilson,
Ellen H. Chen,
Vanessa M. Barnabei,
Paul Sandford,
Tracey A. Ryan,
David D. Gutterman
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000053661.27992.75
Subject(s) - amenorrhea , brachial artery , medicine , endothelium , cardiology , nigerians , endothelial dysfunction , endocrinology , blood pressure , pregnancy , genetics , biology , political science , law
To test the hypothesis that young females with athletic amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea show signs of early cardiovascular disease manifested by decreased endothelium-dependent dilation of the brachial artery.