Early Biomarkers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Obese Adolescent Girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

OBJECTIVES: Because in obese youth, pulse wave velocity (PWV), an early CVD marker, is elevated, we tested if obese girls with PCOS have higher PWV and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) compared with obese and normal-weight control girls without PCOS and whether PWV and cIMT correlate with infla...

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Published in:J Pediatr
Main Authors: Hughan, Kara S., Tfayli, Hala, Warren-Ulanch, Julia G., Barinas-Mitchell, Emma, Arslanian, Silva A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4698018/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26545724
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.082
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