PMOS (Formerly PCOS) Linked to ‘Significantly Higher’ Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

A new study found that females with PMOS (formerly PCOS) may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Image Credit: andreswd/Getty Females with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) were about four times more likely to develop heart or artery disease than those without it, according to a new study. The elevated risk held even after researchers accounted for diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. The study authors said it was the largest U.S. analysis of the link. Most prior research came from outside the country. Females with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), may face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Those with PMOS are about four times more likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or artery disease than those without the condition, according to a study published July 20 in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women’s Health.Doctors have long known that the condition raises the odds of high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, and obesity — all recognized risk factors for heart disease, said Anuja Dokras, MD, the study’s senior author and director …