Do women with polycystic ovary syndrome have increased carotid artery intima-media thickness indicating premature atherosclerosis?
Women with PCOS have an increased risk of premature atherosclerosis, highlighting the need for cardiovascular risk screening in this population.
Larger studies with a well-defined PCOS population using rigorous methodology may be required to draw a more robust conclusion. However, these results suggest women with PCOS are at a greater risk of premature atherosclerosis, which emphasizes the importance of screening and monitoring CVD risk factors in women with PCOS.
Meyer et al. (Tue,) studied this question.