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Comparison of cardiac structure and function in American Indians with and without the metabolic syndrome (the Strong Heart Study).
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Jan 2004
Chinali Marcello, Devereux Richard B, Howard Barbara V, Roman Mary J, Bella Jonathan N, Liu Jennifer E, Resnick Helaine E, Lee Elisa T, Best Lyle G, de Simone Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
The metabolic syndrome (MS) is linked to cardiovascular risk. Recently, the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III provided new criteria for the definition of the MS. We analyzed the impact of the MS on cardiac structure and function and the independent association of the 5 different components of the ATP III-defined MS with cardiac markers of preclinical disease. Echocardiographic examination was performed in 612...
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