Open AccessMetabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk in Elderly Treated Hypertensive Patients
Author(s) -
Sante D. Pierdomenico,
Anna M. Pierdomenico,
R. Di Tommaso,
Francesca Coccina,
Silvio Di Carlo,
Franco Cuccurullo,
Ettore Porreca
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1093/ajh/hpv121
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , metabolic syndrome , cardiology , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , waist , univariate analysis , body mass index , left ventricular hypertrophy , confidence interval , obesity , endocrinology , multivariate analysis
The independent prognostic significance of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the elderly is not yet clear. We investigated the association between MetS and cardiovascular risk (composite endpoint of stroke and coronary events) in elderly treated hypertensive patients.
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