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SUBMITTER: Huang PL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2675814 | biostudies-other | 2009 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Disease models & mechanisms 20090501 5-6
The metabolic syndrome refers to the co-occurrence of several known cardiovascular risk factors, including insulin resistance, obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia and hypertension. These conditions are interrelated and share underlying mediators, mechanisms and pathways. There has been recent controversy about its definition and its utility. In this article, I review the current definitions for the metabolic syndrome and why the concept is important. It identifies a subgroup of patients with share ...[more]