New Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Syndrome [Nuevos Lineamientos para el Diagnóstico y Manejo del Síndrome Metabólico Sept. 13]

New Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Syndrome CME
Nuevos Lineamientos para el Diagnóstico y Manejo del Síndrome Metabólico
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News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
CME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSE

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Release Date: September 13, 2005; Valid for credit through September 13, 2006



Sept. 13, 2005 � The American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have issued guidelines for the diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome. The executive summary, a synopsis of the full scientific statement explaining the new guidelines, is published in the Sept. 12 Rapid Access issue of Circulation.
"The metabolic syndrome has received increased attention in the past few years," write Scott M. Grundy, MD, panel chair, and colleagues from the AHA and the NHLBI. "It consists of multiple, interrelated risk factors of metabolic origin that appear to directly promote the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This constellation of metabolic risk factors is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus [DM] or the risk for this condition.

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