Metabolic syndrome
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Used for
abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome, dysmetabolic syndrome X, metabolic syndrome X, Reaven syndrome X
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Broader Terms
hyperinsulinism, insulin sensitivity /resistance, syndrome
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Related Terms
cardiovascular disorder risk, diabetes risk, essential hypertension, noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus, obesity
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Scope Note
a multifaceted syndrome characterized by clustering of insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, associated with dyslipidemia, essential hypertension, abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance or noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and an increased risk of cardiovascular events.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- In more current times, the term metabolic syndrome is found throughout medical literature and in the lay press as well.
- 7 OMIM 605552 DiseasesDB 31955 Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that affect a large number of people in a clustered fashion.
- Metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke); those with the metabolic syndrome are three times more likely to suffer heart disease or stoke than someone with normal blood insulin concentrations.
- Postgrad Med 2004;116(1):30-8 Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of disorders that has a major consequence: a marked increase in cardiovascular disease.
- 12 (June 15, 2004) Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action DARWIN DEEN, M.
- Carbohydrate restriction improves the features of Metabolic Syndrome.
- E-mail: Select one: HTML Text Breaking News E-Mail Alerts •Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens Metabolic syndrome guidelines expandBy Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY "Metabolic syndrome" doesn't have quite the same ring as Alzheimer's disease or cancer.
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