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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on metabolic syndrome, editorials on metabolic syndrome, and perspectives on metabolic syndrome - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Metabolic Syndrome Linked with Brain Abnormalities in Adolescents
- October 10, 2012
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Adolescents with metabolic syndrome had lower cognitive performance and reductions in brain structural integrity compared with matched controls.- Reviewing:
- Yau PL et al., Pediatrics 2012 Oct; 130:e856.
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Elevated Serum Uric Acid Predicts Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents Free
Male adolescents with the highest uric acid levels at baseline were 6 times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome after 3 years than those with the lowest levels.- Reviewing:
- Wang J-Y et al., J Pediatr 2012 May 11;:
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Metabolic Syndrome in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- January 19, 2012
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Continuous positive airway pressure reversed metabolic syndrome in a small proportion of patients.- Reviewing:
- Sharma SK et al., N Engl J Med 2011 Dec 15; 365:2277.
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Metabolic Syndrome and Risk for Myocardial Infarction
- June 22, 2010
- Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Risk conferred by metabolic syndrome was similar to that conferred by diabetes alone.- Reviewing:
- Mente A et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 May 25; 55:2390.
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Diagnosing Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Is Problematic Free
- January 13, 2010
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Characteristics of metabolic syndrome are not stable in children.- Reviewing:
- Gustafson JK et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Dec; 94:4828.
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Pregnancy Problems Predict Future Cardiovascular Risks
- December 10, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Women with vascular complications of pregnancy are at excess risk for postpartum metabolic syndrome and future hypertension and diabetes.- Reviewing:
- Magnussen EB et al., Obstet Gynecol 2009 Nov; 114:961. Stekkinger E et al., Obstet Gynecol 2009 Nov; 114:1076.
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Metabolic Syndrome in Male Relatives of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- December 10, 2009
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- Women's Health
Obesity accounts for high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in fathers and brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.- Reviewing:
- Coviello AD et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Nov; 94:4361.
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Don't Take Out the Tape Measure Quite Yet
- October 14, 2009
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Childhood waist circumference measurements added little to BMI and family history in predicting development of metabolic syndrome in adulthood.- Reviewing:
- Schubert CM et al., J Pediatr 2009 Sep; 155:e9.
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Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
- June 12, 2009
- Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
- Gastroenterology
More patients with overt causes of liver disease had advanced fibrosis than patients with metabolic syndrome.- Reviewing:
- Paradis V et al., Hepatology 2009 Mar; 49:851.
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Metabolic Abnormalities Affect BP Response to Dietary Sodium
- March 24, 2009
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
People with metabolic syndrome had more-robust responses to salt-restricted diets.- Reviewing:
- Chen J et al., Lancet 2009 Mar 7; 373:829.
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Metabolic Syndrome and Depression
- February 23, 2009
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
In women only, depressive symptoms predicted onset of metabolic syndrome.- Reviewing:
- Vanhala M et al., Acta Psychiatr Scand 2009 Feb; 119:137.
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Metabolic Syndrome Adds Little to Prediction of Diabetes and CVD
- July 29, 2008
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
The metabolic syndrome was defined to aid in predicting and preventing vascular events and diabetes, but other readily available data are more powerful predictors.- Reviewing:
- Sattar N et al., Lancet 2008 Jun 7; 371:1927. Kahn R., Lancet 2008 Jun 7; 371:1892.
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Choice of Antihypertensive Agents for Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: ALLHAT Results
- March 11, 2008
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Diuretics should continue to be first-line agents for treating patients with hypertension.
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- Black HR et al., Diabetes Care 2008 Feb; 31:353.
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Metabolic Syndrome: Risk Factor for Leukoaraiosis and Age-Related Dementia?
- December 21, 2007
- Rima M. Dafer, MD, MPH, FAHA, and José Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FAHA
- Neurology
Some facets of metabolic syndrome are related to leukoaraiosis; aggressive treatment of these might reduce risks for stroke and dementia.- Reviewing:
- Park K et al., Neurology 2007 Sep 4; 69:974.
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How Are GER and Metabolic Syndrome Related?
- November 2, 2007
- David A. Johnson, MD
- Gastroenterology
Univariate analysis shows that the prevalence of GER rises with increases in BMI, blood pressure, triglyceride levels, and fasting blood glucose levels.- Reviewing:
- Moki F et al., Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2007 Oct 1; 26:1069.
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Metabolic Syndrome, Schizophrenia Treatment, and a Possible Vulnerability Factor
- October 5, 2007
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Risk for the metabolic syndrome increased in treated patients who had one of three polymorphisms encoding the serotonin 2C receptor.- Reviewing:
- Mulder H et al., J Clin Psychopharmacol 2007 Aug; 27:338.
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Beyond Skin and Joints: Psoriasis and the Metabolic Syndrome
- July 13, 2007
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Researchers identified the metabolic syndrome in 30% of psoriasis patients seen at tertiary skin centers.- Reviewing:
- Gisondi P et al., Br J Dermatol 2007 Jul; 157:68-73.
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Caution on Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosis
After 3 years, about half of adolescents diagnosed with metabolic syndrome no longer met the diagnostic criteria.- Reviewing:
- Goodman E et al., Circulation 2007 May 1; 115:2316-22.
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Does HIV Infection Predispose to the Metabolic Syndrome? Free
- April 9, 2007
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A large cohort study suggests that neither HIV infection nor antiretroviral treatment confers additional risk.- Reviewing:
- Mondy K et al., Clin Infect Dis 2007 Mar 1; 44:726-34.
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Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in HIV-Infected Patients
- December 11, 2006
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
The metabolic syndrome might not be more prevalent in HIV-infected patients than in the general population, but at least two features of it are: elevated triglyceride levels and low HDL-cholesterol levels.- Reviewing:
- Jacobson DL et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 Dec 1; 43:458-66.
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