December 1, 1995Clinical Endocrinology

Cardiac flow velocity in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome

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Why the study?

Do young women with PCOS have altered cardiac flow velocity compared to healthy controls?

Population

37 young women, comprising 26 with polycystic ovary syndrome and 11 healthy age-matched women with regular…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

GPGordana M. PrelevićThe Royal Free Hospital TBTeodora BeijicThe Royal Free Hospital LBLjiljana Balint‐PericSt Thomas' Hospital

Discussion

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Implication

Lower LV flow velocities in PCOS should not change practice; cross-sectional data leave causal links to insulin or outcomes open.

Structured PICO

Do young women with PCOS have altered cardiac flow velocity compared to healthy controls?

Population

37 young women, comprising 26 with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (mean age 22.8 +/- 0.9 years; mean BMI 23.0 +/- 0.8) and 11 healthy age-matched women with regular ovulatory cycles (mean age 26.3 +/- 1.7 years; mean BMI 22.9 +/- 0.9).

Comparator

11 healthy age-matched women with regular ovulatory cycles

Outcome

Cardiac flow variables (EF, PEP, ET, PFV, AT, FVI, MA, DT, Ei, Ai, PE, PA) measured by pulsed wave Doppler echocardiographysurrogate

Young women with PCOS demonstrate decreased left ventricular systolic flow velocity, which correlates inversely with fasting insulin levels.

Cite This Study

Prelević et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85811d6f8d490ba41e615a https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1995.tb00534.x

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