The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology

G Conway, D Dewailly… - European journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common ovarian disorder associated with
androgen excess in women, which justifies the growing interest of endocrinologists. Great …

Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

C Bushnell, LD McCullough, IA Awad, MV Chireau… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Purpose—The aim of this statement is to summarize data on stroke risk factors that are
unique to and more common in women than men and to expand on the data provided in …

[PDF][PDF] 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

G Mancia, R Fagard, K Narkiewicz… - Arterial …, 2013 - journals.viamedica.pl
Wytyczne dotyczące nadciśnienia tętniczego opublikowane w 2013 r. przez Europejskie
Towarzystwo Nadciśnienia Tętniczego (ESH) i Europejskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne …

Poly cystic ovarian syndrome: an updated overview

S El Hayek, L Bitar, LH Hamdar, FG Mirza… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common metabolic and
reproductive disorders among women of reproductive age. Women suffering from PCOS …

Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

LB Goldstein, CD Bushnell, RJ Adams, LJ Appel… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—This guideline provides an overview of the evidence on
established and emerging risk factors for stroke to provide evidence-based …

Ischaemic stroke in young adults: risk factors and long-term consequences

NAMM Maaijwee, LCA Rutten-Jacobs… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Contrary to trends in most other diseases, the average age of ischaemic stroke onset is
decreasing, owing to a rise in the incidence of stroke among'young'individuals (under 50 …

Combined oral contraceptives: the risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke

REJ Roach, FM Helmerhorst… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have been associated with an increased
risk of arterial thrombosis, ie myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke. However, as these …

Aetiological diagnosis of ischaemic stroke in young adults

JM Ferro, AR Massaro, JL Mas - The Lancet Neurology, 2010 - thelancet.com
Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, ischaemic stroke in young adults remains
a catastrophic event from the patients' perspective. Stroke can cause death, disability, and …

Migraine in women: the role of hormones and their impact on vascular diseases

S Sacco, S Ricci, D Degan, A Carolei - The journal of headache and pain, 2012 - Springer
Migraine is a predominantly female disorder. Menarche, menstruation, pregnancy, and
menopause, and also the use of hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement …

Ethinyl estradiol and 17β-estradiol in combined oral contraceptives: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and risk assessment

FZ Stanczyk, DF Archer, BR Bhavnani - Contraception, 2013 - Elsevier
The need to seek improved combined oral contraceptive (COC) efficacy, with fewer health
risks and better acceptability, has been ongoing since the introduction of COCs more than …