European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jan 2018
Prospective study of metabolic syndrome as a mortality marker in chronic coronary heart disease patients.
We aimed to clarify the impact of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as assessed by different definitions on the cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). ⋯ The co-incidence of MetS has a limited mortality impact in CHD patients, while an increase in fasting glycemia seems to be more a specific marker of mortality risk.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jan 2018
Observational StudyComparing associations of different metabolic syndrome definitions with ischemic stroke in Chinese elderly population.
Studies have showed the associations between different definitions of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and risk of ischemic stroke were inconsistent. In this study, we compared associations of different MetS definitions with ischemic stroke in Chinese elderly population. ⋯ In this population, Updated ATPIII criteria was a more suitable definition of Mets than definitions of Chinese guide, IDF and JIS for screening high-risk individuals of ischemic stroke, and the additive effects of Mets components might play a greater role than its composition alone in ischemic stroke.