Metabolic Syndrome and Stroke
- Metabolic syndrome (MS) as well as its individual components is a strong predictor of ischemic stroke especially recurrent stroke, as well as coronary artery disease (CAD) in diverse populations.1-6 See MetS and heart disease.
- Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of stroke when MS is also present.
- Part of the increased risk for stroke from MS may be mediated to its association with atrial fibrillation.7
- MS is also a major determinant of postoperative stroke and acute renal failure following coronary artery bypass surgery.8
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