Year: 2016
Type: editorial
Abstract: Metabolic syndrome is characterized by an association of fac-tors which directly increase the risk of development of cardiovas-cular atherosclerotic disease and diabetes type 2, such as visceralobesity, dyslipidemia, systemic arterial hypertension, and insulinresistance, with consequential increase in mortality
Source: Radiologia Brasileira
Author: Maurício Zapparoli
Institution: Universidade Federal do Paraná
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2290920866