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- Title
Clinical Scenario of the Metabolic Syndrome.
- Authors
Brede, Swantje; Serfling, Georg; Klement, Johanna; Schmid, Sebastian M.; Lehnert, Hendrik
- Abstract
The term metabolic syndrome (MeS) refers to a cluster of associated symptoms composed of impaired fasting glucose, abdominal obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. MeS is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and diabetes-associated morbidity and mortality. The increased amount of visceral fat together with a chronic inflammatory state predisposes to the development of arteriosclerosis. Furthermore, insulin resistance (IR) and dyslipidemia are associated with fatty liver disease. In addition, MeS is linked to non-cardiovascular diseases such as cancer as well as psychiatric or endocrine disorders. Here, we discuss the clinical impact of MeS in cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular diseases to highlight the importance of prevention, early diagnosis, and multifactorial treatment of high-risk individuals.
- Publication
Visceral Medicine, 2016, Vol 32, Issue 5, p336
- ISSN
2297-4725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000449028