Clinical Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome 4. Therapy for Metabolic Syndrome
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Clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome 4. Therapy for metabolic syndrome.
There are several cardiovascular risk factors that accompany the metabolic syndrome: dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, elevated glucose and a pro-inflammatory state. The likelihood of an individual developing metabolic syndrome is enhanced by the underlying risk factors: obesity, insulin resistance, lack of physical activity and age. In addition to being at higher risk for atherosclerotic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.1906