Metabolic syndrome

Submitted by Cookie on Fri, 06/02/2006 - 11:27pm.

The term metabolic syndome is used to describe a group of symptoms that greatly increase a person's risk for developing certain diseases - heart disease, diabetes, and others.

Source:
Metabolic syndrome and risk for heart failure in middle-aged men; Heart Online First 2006; doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.089011
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