Metabolic Syndrome and Outcome Predictions: Friends or Foes?
The use of a subset of classical CVD risk factors classified according to the IDF-MS criteria adds nothing better than the exclusive use of the risk factors treated by traditional procedures. The addition of serum cholesterol definitely helps in the prediction of the CHD component of major CVD events. Its omission is erroneous.
Authors
- Paolo Emilio Puddu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-7838)
- Alessandro Menotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-8416)
Institutions
- Normandie Université (FR)
- Italian Association for Cancer Research (IT)
- Université de Caen Normandie (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd12110421
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00