Association of metabolic syndrome and electrocardiographic markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease

Abstract Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are well-established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). It is inconclusive whether MetS and MetS score are associated with electrocardiographic markers of subclinical CVD, therefore we investigated this in a population...

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Main Authors: Theodora W. Elffers, Renée de Mutsert, Hildo J. Lamb, Arie C. Maan, Peter W. Macfarlane, Ko Willems van Dijk, Frits R. Rosendaal, J. Wouter Jukema, Stella Trompet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0238-9