Heart rate variability in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome
ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, vol.11, no.4, pp.306-312, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2006
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2006.00122.x
- Journal Name: ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.306-312
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Limited data are available related to the effects of sex hormones on cardiac autonomic function. Few studies investigated the heart rate variability (HRV) parameters during regular menstrual cycle or in postmenopausal women using hormone replacement therapy, but the results were contradictory. The aim of the study was to compare the characteristics of the autonomic innervation of the heart in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients with regularly cycling controls.