Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Attack
Metabolic syndrome—a cluster of symptoms including hypertension,glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and a large waist size—is commonamong people who suffer acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and tends to beassociated with a worse outcome in the hospital, according to a recentreport.
Researchers studied metabolic syndrome in 633 consecutive patients treatedfor AMI. About 46% met the ATP III criteria for metabolic syndrome. Patientswith metabolic syndrome were older and more likely to be women than thosewithout the condition.
Data showed that metabolic syndrome was a strong predictor of severe heartfailure. When the group looked at individual components of metabolic syndrome,the link to severe heart failure was strongest for hyperglycemia, whichincreased the risk 3.3-fold.
“Metabolic syndrome appeared associated with worse in-hospitaloutcome, with a higher risk of development of severe heart failure,”researchers conclude.
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