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Metabolic syndrome may not be a good predictor of coronary artery disease in the Iranian population: population-specific definitions are required
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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:48 authored by Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Kazemi-Bajestani, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Mohsen Moohebati, Roghaye Paydar, Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad, Habib Ollah Esmaily, Gordon FernsGordon FernsThe inability of two definitions of metabolic syndrome (MS) to predict the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a non-Caucasian population was demonstrated. Angiography was used as the gold standard method for identifying patients with (cases) or without (controls) CAD. It is possible that the current definitions of MS are not appropriate for some non-Caucasian populations.
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The Scientific World JournalISSN
1537-744XPublisher
HindawiExternal DOI
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9Page range
86-96Department affiliated with
- Division of Medical Education Publications
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2012-11-19Usage metrics
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