Open AccessAssociation of metabolic syndrome with severity of coronary artery disease
Author(s) -
Namita Mahalle,
MK Garg,
Sadanand Naik,
Mukund G. Kulkarni
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.139238
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , metabolic syndrome , cardiology , association (psychology) , disease , obesity , philosophy , epistemology
South Asians are more prone to develop metabolic syndrome (MetS). The additive predictive value of components of MetS for cardiovascular diseases is still debated. We undertook this study to evaluate the association of MetS and its components with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD).