Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22477621›Full record

ArticleThe International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc2010

Metabolic syndrome, peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease: A concise review.

Thomas F Whayne

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Article in The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Thomas F WhayneDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome has a very strong association with both forms of cardiovascular (CV) disease - coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. There is also a marked interrelationship between the two forms of CV disease. When one form of CV disease is present, the other should be strongly suspected and the possible occurrence of associated vascular events should be clinically evaluated. When three of the five major components that define metabolic syndrome are present, the clinical evidence indicates that one or both forms of CV disease are present, at least in incipient form. To give maximum clinical benefit to the patient at risk, the clinician must be aware of these associations, look for them and institute the measures that can reduce the risk of progression.

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PMID22477621
PMCPMC3014594

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