Sá, Joceline Cássia Ferezini deCosta, Eduardo CaldasSilva, Ester daAzevedo, George Dantas de2021-02-242021-02-242013-09SÁ, Joceline Cássia Ferezini de; COSTA, Eduardo Caldas; SILVA, Ester da; AZEVEDO, George Dantas de. Variabilidade da frequência cardíaca como método de avaliação do sistema nervoso autônomo na síndrome dos ovários policísticos. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, [s. l.], v. 35, n. 9, p. 421-426, set. 2013. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032013000900007. Acesso em: 01 jul. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-720320130009000070100-7203https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31613Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder associated with several cardiometabolic risk factors, such as central obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. These factors are associated with adrenergic overactivity, which is an important prognostic factor for the development of cardiovascular disorders. Given the common cardiometabolic disturbances occurring in PCOS women, over the last years studies have investigated the cardiac autonomic control of these patients, mainly based on heart rate variability (HRV). Thus, in this review, we will discuss the recent findings of the studies that investigated the HRV of women with PCOS, as well as noninvasive methods of analysis of autonomic control starting from basic indexes related to this methodologyAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Síndrome do ovário policísticoAnovulaçãoFrequência cardíacaSíndrome x metabólicaPolycystic ovary syndromeAnovulationHeart rateMetabolic syndrome XMulheresWomenarticle10.1590/s0100-72032013000900007