Subclinical Vascular Dysfunction Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans and Whites
Author(s) -
Jia Shen,
Joseph Poole,
Matthew Topel,
Aurelian Bidulescu,
Alanna A. Morris,
Riyaz Patel,
Jose Bigo,
Sandra B. Dunbar,
Lawrence S. Phillips,
Viola Vaccarino,
Gary H. Gibbons,
Arshed A. Quyyumi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-4344
Subject(s) - pulse wave velocity , arterial stiffness , medicine , subclinical infection , metabolic syndrome , reactive hyperemia , cardiology , endothelial dysfunction , cohort , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , obesity , vasodilation
The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MetS) identifies individuals at risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. African Americans (AAs) have high rates of cardiovascular disease and subclinical vascular disease including arterial stiffness and microvascular dysfunction but have relatively low rates of MetS.
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