RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Metabolic syndrome, dysglycaemia and vascular disease: making sense of the evidence
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 1493
OP 1496
DO 10.1136/hrt.2007.130849
VO 93
IS 12
A1 David Preiss
A1 Naveed Sattar
YR 2007
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/93/12/1493.abstract
AB “ ‘Diagnosis’ of metabolic syndrome by any current criteria is not needed and adds little to clinical practice. Attention and resources should be focused on the major modifiable risk factors and more should be done to engender sustainable lifestyle changes in all with vascular disease”