Metabolic Syndrome and Outcomes after Renal Intervention

Metabolic syndrome significantly increases the risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. The increased risk for cardiovascular diseases can partly be caused by a prothrombotic state that exists because of abdominal obesity. Multiple observational studies have consistently shown th...

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Main Authors: Daynene Vykoukal, Mark G. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/781035