Left Ventricular Myocardial Mass Index and Its Correlates as an Early Marker of Cardiovascular Risk Among Nonobese Normotensive Indian Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Lessons From a Cross-Sectional Study

    May 2020 in “ Fertility and Sterility ”
    Aafia Rashid, Muhammad Akbar, Idrees Ahmed Wani … Mohd Ashraf Ganie
    Studysummary In this study, nonobese normotensive women with PCOS had higher left ventricular mass index compared to healthy controls, which was linked to inflammation and insulin resistance rather than androgen excess.
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