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Key Publications July 21, 2010

Metabolic syndrome is associated with more pronounced impairment of left ventricle geometry and function in patients with calcific aortic stenosis: a substudy of the ASTRONOMER (Aortic Stenosis Progression Observation Measuring Effects of Rosuvastatin).

J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:1867-74

Pagé A, Dumesnil JG, Clavel MA, Chan KL, Teo KK, Tam JW, Mathieu P, Després JP, Pibarot P, ASTRONOMER Investigators

Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications July 19, 2010

Visceral Adiposity Index: a reliable indicator of visceral fat function associated with cardiometabolic risk.

Diabetes Care 2010;33:920-2

Amato MC, Giordano C, Galia M, Criscimanna A, Vitabile S, Midiri M, Galluzzo A, AlkaMeSy Study Group

Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution Cardiometabolic Risk Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications July 1, 2010

The metabolic syndrome: useful concept or clinical tool? Report of a WHO Expert Consultation.

Diabetologia 2010;53:600-5

Simmons RK, Alberti KG, Gale EA, Colagiuri S, Tuomilehto J, Qiao Q, Ramachandran A, Tajima N, Brajkovich Mirchov I, Ben-Nakhi A, Reaven G, Hama Sambo B, Mendis S, Roglic G

Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications June 22, 2010

The metabolic syndrome, its component risk factors, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis.

Arch Intern Med 2010;170:478-84

Bayturan O, Tuzcu EM, Lavoie A, Hu T, Wolski K, Schoenhagen P, Kapadia S, Nissen SE, Nicholls SJ

Cardiometabolic Risk Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications April 20, 2010

Impact of abdominal obesity on incidence of adverse metabolic effects associated with antihypertensive medications.

Hypertension 2010;55:61-8

Cooper-DeHoff RM, Wen S, Beitelshees AL, Zineh I, Gums JG, Turner ST, Gong Y, Hall K, Parekh V, Chapman AB, Boerwinkle E, Johnson JA

Abdominal Obesity/Body Fat Distribution Hypertension Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications March 30, 2010

Impact of body mass index and the metabolic syndrome on the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-aged men.

Circulation 2010;121:230-6

Arnlöv J, Ingelsson E, Sundström J, Lind L

Metabolic Syndrome Obesity

Key Publications February 26, 2010

Testosterone deficiency, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.

Nat Rev Endocrinol 2009;5:673-81

Zitzmann M

Insulin Resistance Metabolic Syndrome Steroid Hormones

Key Publications February 23, 2010

Mediterranean-style dietary pattern, reduced risk of metabolic syndrome traits, and incidence in the Framingham Offspring Cohort.

Am J Clin Nutr 2009;90:1608-14

Rumawas ME, Meigs JB, Dwyer JT, McKeown NM, Jacques PF

Metabolic Syndrome Nutrition

Key Publications February 21, 2010

Impact of the metabolic syndrome on high-sensitivity C reactive protein levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Atherosclerosis 2009;207:591-6

Kilic T, Jneid H, Ural E, Oner G, Sahin T, Kozdag G, Kahraman G, Ural D

Acute Coronary Syndromes Inflammation Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications February 16, 2010

Impact of metabolic syndrome compared with impaired fasting glucose on the development of type 2 diabetes in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama study.

Diabetes Care 2009;32:2288-93

Mukai N, Doi Y, Ninomiya T, Hata J, Yonemoto K, Iwase M, Iida M, Kiyohara Y

Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications January 5, 2010

Postprandial glucose improves the risk prediction of cardiovascular death beyond the metabolic syndrome in the nondiabetic population.

Diabetes Care 2009;32:1721-6

Lin HJ, Lee BC, Ho YL, Lin YH, Chen CY, Hsu HC, Lin MS, Chien KL, Chen MF

Cardiovascular Disease Insulin Resistance Metabolic Syndrome

Key Publications January 4, 2010

Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity.

Alberti KG, Eckel RH, Grundy SM, Zimmet PZ, Cleeman JI, Donato KA, Fruchart JC, James WP, Loria CM, Smith SC Jr, International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention, Hational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, American Heart Association, World Heart Federation, International Atherosclerosis Society, International Association for the Study of Obesity