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SUBMITTER: Kangas P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6895092 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20191205 1
The increase in cardiovascular risk associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) seems higher in women than in men. We examined hemodynamics during head-up tilt in 252 men and 250 women without atherosclerosis, diabetes, or antihypertensive medication, mean age 48 years, using whole-body impedance cardiography and radial pulse wave analysis. MS was defined according to Alberti et al. 2009. Men and women with MS presented with corresponding elevations of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (10-14%, ...[more]