Metabolic syndrome and its components predict the development of arterial stiffening in a sample of adult men

Background and Objective Metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components are associated with greater cardiovascular risk. A number of studies found a positive association between MS and vascular damage, but few observational studies evaluated the predictive role of MS on arterial stiffening (AS). Therefo...

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Main Authors: Lanfranco D’Elia, Antonio Barbato, Roberto Iacone, Ornella Russo, Pasquale Strazzullo, Ferruccio Galletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-01-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2021.1969664