Diabetes & metabolic syndrome
The most recent articles from: April 2017
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Diabetes Metab Syndr · Apr 2017
Metabolic syndrome and C reactive protein in patients undergoing angiography: Inevitable association?
The Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is characterized by a set of risk factors, which causes metabolic and inflammatory changes that increase vascular risk and may promote the development of atherosclerosis. Changes in lifestyle are related to obesity and associated diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, MS and cardiovascular disease (CVD). ⋯ We may say that the improvement of the above parameters could reduce inflammation and oxidative stress and vascular damages what would extend life expectancy and quality of life of this group of patients.