Risk of cardiovascular events in patients with metabolic syndrome: Results of a population-based prospective cohort study (PURE Turkey)

Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) includes several cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. This study aimed to assess CV risk of MetS, contribution of its components to the risk, and whether MetS provides additional risk beyond its components. Methods: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Tu...

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Main Authors: Aytekin Oğuz, Mustafa Kılıçkap, Sadi Güleç, Yüksel Altuntaş, Kubilay Karşıdağ, Ahmet Temizhan, Burcu Çalık Tümerdem, Miraç Vural Keskinler, Sumathy Rangarajan, Salim Yusuf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=anatoljcardiol&un=AJC-27227