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Volume 43, Issue 24, Page 1 (15 December 2008)


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Metabolic Syndrome Hikes Risk of Symptomatic PAD

BRUCE JANCIN (Denver Bureau)

NEW ORLEANS — Women with metabolic syndrome have an increased risk of developing symptomatic peripheral artery disease, mediated mainly by the syndrome's associated inflammation and endothelial activation, according to a prospective study of more than 27,000 women.

PII: S0029-7437(08)70730-4

doi:10.1016/S0029-7437(08)70730-4


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