Hypertension Risk Factors
Reports from University of Vermont, Department of Medicine add new data to research in hypertension risk factors
Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, December 23rd, 2007
Data detailed in 'Treatment of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in patients with metabolic syndrome' have been presented. According to recent research from the United States, "Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a concurrence of hypertension, abdominal obesity, impaired fasting glucose, and dyslipidemia, has been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Insulin resistance has been thought to be one of the pathophysiologies of the syndrome."
"Reduction of the underlying causes of MetS, such as obesity, physical inactivity, and atherogenic diet, is first-line therapy. Treatment of hypertension and other cardiometabolic risk factors of MetS is also...
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