Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 3rd, 2006
Study 1: Metabolic syndrome patients with subclinical myocardial abnormalities and reduced cardiorespiratory fitness may have a high cardiovascular disease risk.
"The metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with cardiovascular risk exceeding that expected from atherosclerotic risk factors, but the mechanism of this association is unclear. We sought to determine the effects of the MS on myocardial and vascular function and cardiorespiratory fitness in 393 subjects with significant risk factors but no cardiovascular disease and negative stress...
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