Is the Metabolic Syndrome a Cardiovascular Risk Factor Beyond Its Specific Components?

[...]in agreement with recent observations (5,6), no study cited supports a synergic effect of the individual factors of the MetSyn on cardiovascular risk, excluding, at the moment, the necessity to consider the MetSyn as a specific cardiovascular risk factor beyond its components.

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 49; no. 25; p. 2465
Main Authors Inchiostro, Sandro, MD, Fadini, Gian Paolo, MD, de Kreutzenberg, Saula Vigili, MD, PhD, Citroni, Nadia, MD, Avogaro, Angelo, MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 26.06.2007
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology
Cause of Death
Confidence intervals
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Incidence
Internal Medicine
Male
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - complications
Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Survival Analysis
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Summary:[...]in agreement with recent observations (5,6), no study cited supports a synergic effect of the individual factors of the MetSyn on cardiovascular risk, excluding, at the moment, the necessity to consider the MetSyn as a specific cardiovascular risk factor beyond its components.
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ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.019