8.9 Dyslipidemia Management in Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

Discussion: MBS defintions

Ongoing discussions of deifintions of MBS

EBM Tools for Practice: Metabolic Syndrome Guidelines for Populations Around the World. How Do Screening Tools Differ?

Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome is considered a "multiplex" cardiovascular risk factor, in that each component of the cluster of abnormalities is a risk factor in its own right. Metabolic syndrome is recognized clinically by the findings of abdominal obesity,... more