Arterial stiffness is increased in young women with endometriosis

Alessia Tani, A Tani, Tani A, S Yamamoto, Yamamoto S, Shogo Yamamoto, Masahiko Maegawa, M Maegawa, Maegawa M, Kotaro Kunimi, Kunimi K, K Kunimi, S Matsui, Matsui S, Satoshi� Matsui, Kaoru Keyama, K Keyama, Keyama K, Kato T, Takeshi Kato, T Kato, H Uemura, Hirokazu Uemura, Uemura H, Kuwahara A, Akira Kuwahara, A Kuwahara, Matsuzaki T, Toshiya Matsuzaki, T Matsuzaki, Yasui T, Toshiyuki Yasui, T Yasui, Kamada M, Masaharu Kamada, M Kamada, Takeshi Soeki, T Soeki, Soeki T, Sata M, M Sata, Irahara M, Minoru Irahara, M Irahara
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2014 · vol. 35(7) , pp. 711–715 · doi:10.3109/01443615.2014.992871 · PMID:25543526 · W2163800496
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Young women with endometriosis exhibit increased arterial stiffness and inflammation, indicating subclinical atherosclerosis compared to controls.

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Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disorder that is accompanied by inflammation and oxidative stress. Atherosclerosis has a long subclinical progression in arteries of children and young adults decades before overt clinical manifestations of the disease. In this study, we determined arterial stiffness by measuring brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in women with endometriosis to assess the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis. We also measured markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in women with endometriosis. baPWV in women with endometriosis aged over 30 years was significantly higher than that in women without endometriosis aged over 30 years (p < 0.05), but not in women aged less than 30. Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level in women with endometriosis was significantly higher than that in controls (p < 0.05). Young women with endometriosis show significantly increased arterial stiffness, suggesting that women with endometriosis need to be cautious of the future onset of atherosclerosis.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Vascular Stiffness Adult CA-125 Antigen CA-125 Antigen Case-Control Studies C-Reactive Protein C-Reactive Protein Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pulse Wave Analysis

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