Metabolic syndrome and peripheral arterial disease
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[Metabolic syndrome and peripheral arterial disease].
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of metabolic risk factors closely linked to insulin resistance. At present, various definitions for MetS are used. According to the criteria described by of the Adults Treatment Panel III recently revised by the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (rATP III-MetS) the MetS is defined as an alteration in three or mo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Clínica Española
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0014-2565
DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2014.06.014