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Changing definitions of metabolic syndrome
The first description of patients with clustering of various metabolic abnormalities was as early as 1923 but it was more than five decades later, in 1988, that Reaven coined the term 'syndrome X' for this entity. The last two decades have brought forth a number of definitions and criteria to identify this condition. Various studies have demonstrated disparities in these definitions and a few r...
متن کاملMetabolic syndrome: definitions and controversies
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder defined by a cluster of interconnected factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes mellitus type 2. Currently, several different definitions of MetS exist, causing substantial confusion as to whether they identify the same individuals or represent a surrogate of risk factors. Recently, a number of other f...
متن کاملImpact of different definitions of metabolic syndrome on clinical outcome.
To the Editor: Dr Ahmed and colleagues performed a unique study that found percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation had a similar 12-month mortality risk to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk-adjusted patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1 Few studies have looked at the relation of CMS and PCI outcomes, but o...
متن کاملComparison of different definitions of the metabolic syndrome.
BACKGROUND The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) published a new definition of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). For this definition we compared frequency, concordance, clinical and laboratory stigmata and carotid atherosclerosis with those of the established definitions by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and World Health Organization (WHO). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total ...
متن کامل[Agreement between Five Definitions of Metabolic Syndrome: Cartagena, Colombia].
BACKGROUND During last decade the metabolic syndrome has been defined by five different guidelines. Discrepancies in such definitions could influence syndrome predictive ability over cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of agreement between these five guidelines, in population from Cartagena (Colombia). METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted in adu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.91175