2022
Subclinical cardiovascular disease and polycystic ovary syndrome
Gomez JMD, VanHise K, Stachenfeld N, Chan JL, Merz NB, Shufelt C. Subclinical cardiovascular disease and polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility And Sterility 2022, 117: 912-923. PMID: 35512975, PMCID: PMC10322116, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeSubclinical cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular diseaseOvary syndromeCoronary artery calcium scoreCarotid intima-media thicknessOvert cardiovascular diseaseArtery calcium scoreFlow-mediated dilationIntima-media thicknessCalcium scoreDiabetes mellitusMetabolic syndromeArterial stiffnessIrregular mensesInsulin resistanceEpicardial fatMetabolic disordersVascular endotheliumSyndromeHallmark featureDiseaseWomenHyperandrogenismDyslipidemia
2004
Responses to a Saline Load in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist-Pretreated Premenopausal Women Receiving Progesterone or Estradiol-Progesterone Therapy
Stachenfeld NS, Keefe DL, Taylor HS. Responses to a Saline Load in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist-Pretreated Premenopausal Women Receiving Progesterone or Estradiol-Progesterone Therapy. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004, 90: 386-394. PMID: 15486051, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium regulationOvarian hyperstimulation syndromeEffects of estradiolMin of restImportant clinical implicationsHyperstimulation syndromeSodium excretionGnRH antagonistRenal diseaseSodium loadIsotonic salineClinical implicationsSyndromeReproductive syndromeSubjectsPreeclampsiaGnRHGroupEstradiolProgesteroneAntagonistExcretionDiseaseAdministrationSaline
1994
Effect of athletic training on heart rate variability
Sacknoff D, Gleim G, Stachenfeld N, Coplan N. Effect of athletic training on heart rate variability. American Heart Journal 1994, 127: 1275-1278. PMID: 8172056, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(94)90046-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilityRate variabilityParasympathetic toneControl subjectsHeart diseaseVagal activityBaseline parasympathetic toneCardiac vagal toneFrequency domain variablesChronic exerciseHabitual exercisePrognostic stratificationVagal toneControl groupEndurance athletesActivity levelsPatientsAthletic trainingAthletesDiseaseToneExerciseAccurate indicatorSubjectsPrognosis