Adipose Tissue

• The atypical presentation of the metabolic syndrome components in black African women: the relationship with insulin resistance and the influence of regional adipose tissue distribution.
  (Jennings CL, et al. Metabolism. 2009 Feb;58(2):149-57.)
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• Relations of epicardial adipose tissue measured by multidetector computed tomography to components of the metabolic syndrome are region-specific and independent of anthropometric indexes and intraabdominal visceral fat.
  (Wang TD, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Feb;94(2):662-9. Epub 2008 Dec 2.)
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Biomarkers

• Increased circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8, MMP-9, and pro-inflammatory markers in patients with metabolic syndrome.
  (Gonçalves FM, et al. Clin Chim Acta. 2009 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print])
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Cancer

• Metabolic syndrome and risk of cancer mortality in men.
  (Jaggers JR, et al. Eur J Cancer. 2009 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print])
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Cardiovascular Disease

• Comparison of C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome as cardiovascular risk factors in African-Americans and European-Americans.
  (Anuurad E, et al. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 15;103(4):523-7. Epub 2008 Dec 25.)
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• Hypogonadism, ED, metabolic syndrome and obesity: a pathological link supporting cardiovascular diseases.
  (Corona G, et al. Int J Androl. 2009 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Metabolic syndrome and left ventricular hypertrophy in the prediction of cardiovascular events: the Strong Heart Study.
  (de Simone G, et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Feb;19(2):98-104. Epub 2008 Jul 31.)
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• Are Zucker obese rats a useful model for cardiovascular complications in metabolic syndrome? Physical, biochemical and oxidative stress considerations.
  (Debin R, et al. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Feb;23(1):59-67.)
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• Cardiovascular effects of disturbed insulin activity in metabolic syndrome and in type 2 diabetic patients.
  (Forst T, et al. Horm Metab Res. 2009 Feb;41(2):123-31. Epub 2009 Feb 12.)
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• Utility of the metabolic syndrome and its components in the prediction of incident cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study.
  (Knuiman MW, et al. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2009 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print])
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• The metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, mortality, and progression of diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes.
  (Thorn LM, et al. Diabetes Care. 2009 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Adipokines and systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
  (Vadacca M, et al. J Rheumatol. 2009 Feb;36(2):295-7.)
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Defining the Metabolic Syndrome

• Comparative performance of three metabolic syndrome definitions in the prediction of acute coronary syndrome.
  (Koutsovasilis A, et al. Intern Med. 2009;48(4):179-87. Epub 2009 Feb 16.)
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• Comparison of definitions of metabolic syndrome in relation to the risk of developing stroke and coronary heart disease in Finnish and Swedish cohorts.
  (Qiao Q, et al. Stroke. 2009 Feb;40(2):337-43. Epub 2008 Dec 24.)
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• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome by the Adult Treatment Panel III, International Diabetes Federation, and World Health Organization definitions and their association with coronary heart disease in an elderly Iranian population.
  (Hadaegh F, et al. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2009 Feb;38(2):142-9.)
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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.
  (Ebrahimi M, et al. ScientificWorldJournal. 2009 Feb 14;9:86-96.)
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• Classifying Africans with the metabolic syndrome.
  (Schutte AE, et al. Horm Metab Res. 2009 Feb;41(2):79-85. Epub 2008 Dec 22.)
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Diabetes

• Effects of lifestyle modification on central artery stiffness in metabolic syndrome subjects with pre-hypertension and/or pre-diabetes.
  (Aizawa K, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Feb;83(2):249-56. Epub 2008 Dec 20.)
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• All-cause mortality risk predictors in a preventive cardiology clinic cohort-examining diabetes and individual metabolic syndrome criteria: a PRECIS database study.
  (Doshi KB, et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2009 Feb;11(2):102-8. Epub 2008 May 20.)
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• Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibition Improves Beta Cell Function in the Metabolic Syndrome.
  (Hill KD, et al. Diabetes Care. 2009 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print])
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Diet, Nutrition & Metabolism

• Red meat intake is associated with metabolic syndrome and the plasma C-reactive protein concentration in women.
  (Azadbakht L, et al. J Nutr. 2009 Feb;139(2):335-9. Epub 2008 Dec 11.)
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• Metabolic syndrome and serum fatty acid patterns in serum phospholipids in hypertriglyceridemic persons with human immunodeficiency virus.
  (Woods MN, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Metabolic syndrome and salt sensitivity of blood pressure in non-diabetic people in China: a dietary intervention study.
  (Chen J, et al. Lancet. 2009 Mar 7;373(9666):829-35. Epub 2009 Feb 14.)
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• Dietary interventions for metabolic syndrome: role of modifying dietary fats.
  (Kien CL. Curr Diab Rep. 2009 Feb;9(1):43-50.)
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• Efficacy of low-calorie, partial meal replacement diet plans on weight and abdominal fat in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial of two diet plans - one high in protein and one nutritionally balanced.
  (Lee K, et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2009 Feb;63(2):195-201.)
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• The long-term influence of orlistat on dietary intake in obese subjects with components of metabolic syndrome.
  (Svendsen M, et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2009 Feb;22(1):55-63.)
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• Parathyroid hormone, but not vitamin D, is associated with the metabolic syndrome in morbidly obese women and men: a cross-sectional study.
  (Hjelmesaeth J, et al. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2009 Feb 3;8:7.)
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• Salt and the metabolic syndrome.
  (Hoffmann IS, et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Feb;19(2):123-8. Epub 2008 Jun 16.)
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• Serum and intracellular magnesium deficiency in patients with metabolic syndrome--evidences for its relation to insulin resistance.
  (Lima Mde L, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Feb;83(2):257-62. Epub 2009 Jan 4.)
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• Plasma total antioxidant activity in comparison with plasma NO and VEGF levels in patients with metabolic syndrome.
  (Barylski M, et al. Angiology. 2009 Feb-Mar;60(1):87-92. Epub 2008 Nov 17.)
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• Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Metabolic Syndrome.
  (Park SB, et al. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2009 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print])
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Drug Therapy

• Connexins, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.
  (Hamelin R, et al. Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2009 Feb;10(1):18-29.)
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• r-metHuLeptin improves highly active antiretroviral therapy-induced lipoatrophy and the metabolic syndrome, but not through altering circulating IGF and IGF-binding protein levels: observational and interventional studies in humans.
  (Brennan AM, et al. Eur J Endocrinol. 2009 Feb;160(2):173-6. Epub 2008 Nov 24.)
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• Adiponectin normalization: a clue to the anti-metabolic syndrome action of rimonabant.
  (Maynadier M, et al. Drug Discov Today. 2009 Feb;14(3-4):192-7. Epub 2008 Nov 10.)
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• Effect of chronic aspirin administration on an experimental model of metabolic syndrome.
  (Renna NF, et al. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2009 Feb;36(2):162-8. Epub 2008 Sep 10.)
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Epidemiology

• Identifying latent autoimmune diabetes in adults in Korea: the role of C-peptide and metabolic syndrome.
  (Lee SH, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Feb;83(2):e62-5.)
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• C-reactive protein, metabolic syndrome and incidence of severe hip and knee osteoarthritis. A population-based cohort study.
  (Engström G, et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009 Feb;17(2):168-73. Epub 2008 Aug 29.)
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• Acute post cessation smoking. A strong predictive factor for metabolic syndrome among adult Saudis.
  (Al-Daghri NM. Saudi Med J. 2009 Feb;30(2):267-71.)
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• Relationship between ghrelin and the metabolic syndrome in the elderly: a longitudinal population-based study.
  (Serra-Prat M, et al. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Feb;70(2):227-32. Epub 2008 Jun 10.)
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• Metabolic syndrome in Africa: an emerging perspective.
  (Onyegbutulem HC, et al. Horm Metab Res. 2009 Feb;41(2):75-8. Epub 2008 Sep 17.)
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• Metabolic Syndrome and its Risk Factors in Bangladeshi Immigrant Men in the USA.
  (Rianon NJ, et al. J Immigr Minor Health. 2009 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print])
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Exercise & Physical Activity

• Voluntary exercise prevents the obese and diabetic metabolic syndrome of the melanocortin-4 receptor knockout mouse.
  (Haskell-Luevano C, et al. FASEB J. 2009 Feb;23(2):642-55. Epub 2008 Oct 29.)
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• Exercise decreases the risk of metabolic syndrome in elderly females.
  (Kemmler W, et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Feb;41(2):297-305.)
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• Transcriptional changes in blood after aerobic interval training in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
  (Bye A, et al. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2009 Feb;16(1):47-52.)
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Genetics

• Genetic influences on type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome related quantitative traits in mauritius.
  (Jowett JB, et al. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2009 Feb;12(1):44-52.)
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• "The Linosa Study": Epidemiological and heritability data of the metabolic syndrome in a Caucasian genetic isolate.
  (Bellia A, et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Screening of 336 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 85 obesity-related genes revealed McKusick-Kaufman syndrome gene variants are associated with metabolic syndrome.
  (Hotta K, et al. J Hum Genet. 2009 Feb 27. [Epub ahead of print])
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• HTR2C gene polymorphisms and the metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: a replication study.
  (Mulder H, et al. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2009 Feb;29(1):16-20.)
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• Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism predicts development of hypertension and metabolic syndrome.
  (Palatini P, et al. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Feb;22(2):208-14. Epub 2008 Nov 20.)
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• Association between two common polymorphisms of PPARgamma gene and metabolic syndrome families in a Chinese population.
  (Yang LL, et al. Arch Med Res. 2009 Feb;40(2):89-96. Epub 2009 Jan 21.)
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• Relationship between the diagnostic components of metabolic syndrome (MS) and cognition by ApoE genotype in the elderly.
  (Lee KS, et al. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print])
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Hypertension

• Association of the Metabolic Syndrome With Pulmonary Venous Hypertension.
  (Robbins IM, et al. Chest. 2009 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Hypertensive women with the metabolic syndrome are at risk of renal insufficiency more than men in general population.
  (Korhonen P, et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Feb;23(2):97-104. Epub 2008 Sep 11.)
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Metabolic Syndrome in Men

• Concurrent improvement of the metabolic syndrome and lower urinary tract symptoms upon normalisation of plasma testosterone levels in hypogonadal elderly men.
  (Haider A, et al. Andrologia. 2009 Feb;41(1):7-13.)
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Metabolic Syndrome in Women

• Thyroid stimulating hormone is associated with metabolic syndrome in euthyroid postmenopausal women.
  (Park HT, et al. Maturitas. 2009 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Cardiac Health in Women With Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Aspects and Pathophysiology.
  (Ren J, et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print])
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Obesity

• Does the dynamicity of weight gain predict elements of metabolic syndrome? Differences in weight gain of hypertensive, diabetic, and obese elderly patients: a pilot study in primary care.
  (Rurik I, et al. Med Sci Monit. 2009 Feb;15(2):CR40-44.)
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• Weight Loss May Reverse Blunted Sympathetic Neural Responsiveness to Glucose Ingestion in Obese Metabolic Syndrome Subjects.
  (Straznicky NE, et al. Diabetes. 2009 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print])
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Pediatrics

• Differential influence of diet and physical activity on components of metabolic syndrome in a multiethnic sample of children.
  (Casazza K, et al. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Feb;109(2):236-44.)
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• Association of Adiponectin, Resistin and High Sensitive CRP Level with the Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood and Adolescence.
  (Cizmecioglu FM, et al. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2009 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Metabolic syndrome in fifth grade children with acanthosis nigricans: results from the CARDIAC project.
  (Ice CL, et al. World J Pediatr. 2009 Feb;5(1):23-30. Epub 2009 Jan 27.)
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• WITHDRAWN: Impact of obesity on metabolic syndrome components and adipokines in prepubertal children.
  (Madeira IR, et al. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2009 Feb 10;85(2). [Epub ahead of print])
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• Role of childhood growth on the risk of metabolic syndrome in obese men and women.
  (Salonen MK, et al. Diabetes Metab. 2009 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Childhood growth and future risk of the metabolic syndrome in normal-weight men and women.
  (Salonen MK, et al. Diabetes Metab. 2009 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Relationship between white blood cell count and components of metabolic syndrome among young adolescents.
  (Wu CZ, et al. Acta Diabetol. 2009 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic syndrome in young Mexican and Mexican-American women.
  (Vella CA, et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2009 Feb;34(1):10-7.)
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• High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and associated left ventricular hypertrophy in pediatric renal transplant recipients.
  (Wilson AC, et al. Pediatr Transplant. 2009 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print])
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Psychological Disorders

• Psychosocial status and health related quality of life in relation to the metabolic syndrome in a Swedish middle-aged population.
  (Frisman GH, et al. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2009 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Lifetime History of Major Depression Predicts the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Women.
  (Goldbacher EM, et al. Psychosom Med. 2009 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Depressive symptoms predispose females to metabolic syndrome: a 7-year follow-up study.
  (Vanhala M, et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2009 Feb;119(2):137-42. Epub 2008 Nov 11.)
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• Differences in cholesterol and metabolic syndrome between bipolar disorder men with and without suicide attempts.
  (Vuksan-Cusa B, et al. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Feb 1;33(1):109-12. Epub 2008 Nov 12.)
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• Screening for the metabolic syndrome in patients receiving antipsychotic treatment: a proposed algorithm.
  (Waterreus AJ, et al. Med J Aust. 2009 Feb 16;190(4):185-9.)
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• Metabolic syndrome and major depressive disorder: co-occurrence and pathophysiologic overlap.
  (McIntyre RS, et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2009 Feb;9(1):51-9.)
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• Association of metabolic syndrome with depression and anxiety in Japanese men.
  (Takeuchi T, et al. Diabetes Metab. 2009 Feb;35(1):32-6. Epub 2008 Nov 28.)
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• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Australians with severe mental illness.
  (John AP, et al. Med J Aust. 2009 Feb 16;190(4):176-9.)
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Renal Function

• Metabolic syndrome and live kidney donor: is this syndrome a contraindication to donation?
  (Hernández D, et al. Nefrologia. 2009 Feb;29(1):20-29. doi: 10.3265/Nefrologia.2009.29.1.20.1.en.full.pdf. Spanish, English.)
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Risk Factors

• Metabolic syndrome and risk of mortality in middle-aged versus elderly individuals: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT).
  (Hildrum B, et al. Diabetologia. 2009 Apr;52(4):583-90. Epub 2009 Feb 5.)
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• Correlation between plasma calcium, parathyroid hormone and the metabolic syndrome in a community-based cohort of men and women.
  (Ahlström T, et al. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print])
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• The metabolic syndrome, IGF-1, and insulin action.
  (Arai Y, et al. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2009 Feb 5;299(1):124-8. Epub 2008 Jul 11.)
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• Metabolic syndrome associated with HIV and highly active antiretroviral therapy.
  (Barbaro G, et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2009 Feb;9(1):37-42.)
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• Diagonal earlobe crease are associated with shorter telomere in male Japanese patients with metabolic syndrome.
  (Higuchi Y, et al. Circ J. 2009 Feb;73(2):274-9. Epub 2008 Dec 8.)
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• Canonical Transient Receptor Potential Channels Expression is Elevated in a Porcine Model of Metabolic Syndrome.
  (Hu G, et al. Mol Endocrinol. 2009 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Plasma and blood viscosity in metabolic syndrome.
  (Irace C, et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Retinopathy in Nondiabetic Persons with the Metabolic Syndrome: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
  (Keenan JD, et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Telmisartan and metabolic syndrome after heart transplantation.
  (Luknar M, et al. Clin Transplant. 2009 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Relationship Between Peripheral Arterial Disease and Metabolic Syndrome.
  (Maksimovic M, et al. Angiology. 2009 Feb 3. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Wnt-signalling and the metabolic syndrome.
  (Schinner S. Horm Metab Res. 2009 Feb;41(2):159-63. Epub 2009 Feb 12.)
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• Cytokines as a common components of two different disorders: metabolic syndrome and hemophagocytic lymphohystiositosis.
  (Siklar Z, et al. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2009 Feb;117(2):57-9. Epub 2008 Jun 3.)
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• Cardiometabolic determinants of mortality in a geriatric population: Is there a "reverse metabolic syndrome"?
  (Vischer UM, et al. Diabetes Metab. 2009 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Metabolic syndrome and vascular risk in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease: A 5.5-year follow-up study.
  (Vlek AL, et al. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Feb 14. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Circulating pentraxin 3 levels are higher in metabolic syndrome with subclinical atherosclerosis: evidence for association with atherogenic lipid profile.
  (Zanetti M, et al. Clin Exp Med. 2009 Feb 24. [Epub ahead of print])
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Screening for the Metabolic Syndrome

• Chinese metabolic syndrome risk score.
  (Hsiao FC, et al. South Med J. 2009 Feb;102(2):159-64.)
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• A more simplified Finnish diabetes risk score for opportunistic screening of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in a German population with a family history of the metabolic syndrome.
  (Li J, et al. Horm Metab Res. 2009 Feb;41(2):98-103. Epub 2008 Oct 29.)
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• Tentative Cut Point of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein for a Component of Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese.
  (Oda E, et al. Circ J. 2009 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print])
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Sleep Disorders

• Neck circumference as a measure of central obesity: associations with metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome beyond waist circumference.
  (Onat A, et al. Clin Nutr. 2009 Feb;28(1):46-51. Epub 2008 Nov 17.)
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Stroke

• The metabolic syndrome is associated with a higher resistance to intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke in women than in men.
  (Arenillas JF, et al. Stroke. 2009 Feb;40(2):344-9. Epub 2008 Dec 24.)
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• The impact of the metabolic syndrome and its components on the incidence of ischemic heart disease and stroke: the Japan public health center-based study.
  (Noda H, et al. Hypertens Res. 2009 Feb 27. [Epub ahead of print])
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• Albuminuria, but not metabolic syndrome, is a significant predictor of stroke recurrence in ischemic stroke.
  (Yokota C, et al. J Neurol Sci. 2009 Feb 15;277(1-2):50-3. Epub 2008 Nov 7.)
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