Abstract

QUIROS ALPIZAR, José Luis; MIRANDA SOLIS, Lisa  and  SOLIS BARQUERO, Juan Pablo. Síndrome metabólico: ¿Un elefante en una caja?. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2006, vol.8, n.3, pp.19-23. ISSN 1409-4142.

The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a complex entity that includes a group of risk factors used in the prediction of coronary disease. These factors include obesity, diabetes and hypertension, but the syndrome has been criticized and revised in various medical journals. We present a review of the physiopathology of the MS, especially of the role of the adipose tissue in insulin resistance, and the new international Federation of Diabetes treatment guidelines for MS.

Keywords : metabolic syndrome; insuline resistence; cardiovascular disease; diabetes mellitas; hipertensión; obesity.

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