Metabolic syndrome and the risk of new vascular events and all-cause mortality in patients with coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abstract

In patients with various manifestations of atherosclerosis, presence of NCEP and NCEP-R-defined MetS is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, independently of the presence of DM2. This risk is significantly higher than the risk associated with International Diabetes Federation-defined MetS. Also in patients at treatment goals for SBP (<140 mmHg) or LDL-c (<2.5 mmol/L) according to current guidelines, presence of NCEP-R-defined MetS points to a higher vascular risk.