"Metabolic Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A cluster of symptoms that are risk factors for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES and TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. The major components of metabolic syndrome include ABDOMINAL OBESITY; atherogenic DYSLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; a proinflammatory state; and a prothrombotic (THROMBOSIS) state.
| Descriptor ID |
D024821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.394.968.500.570 C18.452.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Metabolic Syndrome- Metabolic Syndrome
- Metabolic Syndromes
- Syndrome, Metabolic
- Syndromes, Metabolic
- Metabolic Syndrome X
- Insulin Resistance Syndrome X
- Syndrome X, Metabolic
- Syndrome X, Insulin Resistance
- Metabolic X Syndrome
- Syndrome, Metabolic X
- X Syndrome, Metabolic
- Dysmetabolic Syndrome X
- Syndrome X, Dysmetabolic
- Reaven Syndrome X
- Syndrome X, Reaven
- Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome
- Cardiovascular Syndrome, Metabolic
- Cardiovascular Syndromes, Metabolic
- Syndrome, Metabolic Cardiovascular
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