Impact of the Defining Criteria and Components of Metabolic Syndrome on Arterial Stiffness Parameters

Impact of the Defining Criteria and Components of Metabolic Syndrome on Arterial Stiffness Parameters

Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with an increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Since the first description of MS, several definitions have been elaborated (IDF, AHA, Who, NCEP). Arterial stiffness is a strong independent predictor of cardiovascular events and cardiovascular...

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Main Authors: Angela COZMA, Adela-Viviana SITAR-TĂUT, Dan-Andrei SITAR-TĂUT, Olga ORĂŞAN, Daniel-Corneliu LEUCUŢA, Dana POP, Dumitru Tudor ZDRENGHEA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca 2010-12-01
Series:Applied Medical Informatics
Subjects:
Metabolic syndrome definitions
Arterial stiffness
Gender.
Online Access:http://ami.info.umfcluj.ro/Full-text/AMI_27_2010/AMI27%284%29_039_046.pdf

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