Does a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome have value in clinical practice

摘要: "The metabolic syndrome" is the name for a clustering of risk factors cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes that are origin. These consist atherogenic dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, plasma glucose, prothrombotic state, proinflammatory state. There major, interacting causes syndrome-obesity endogenous susceptibility. The latter typically manifested by insulin resistance. syndrome accompanied 2-fold increase in 5-fold diabetes. A clinical diagnosis useful because it affects therapeutic strategy patients at higher risk. However, there views about best with syndrome. One view holds each should be singled out treated separately. other greater emphasis given to implementing therapies will reduce all simultaneously. approach emphasizes lifestyle (weight reduction increased exercise), which target factors. This also foundation targeting multiple together striking underlying causes, as development drugs promote weight Treating does not rule management individual factors, but add strength control