Abstract

METABOLIC SYNDROME: A PREDICTOR IN DISGUISE BEFORE THE ONSET OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

*Rashmi B R¹, Chandrashekar R²

ABSTRACT

Metabolic syndrome is a group of predisposing to cardiovascular accidents which includes diabetes mellitus or prediabetes, central Obesity, increased plasma cholesterol level, and high blood pressure. About 200 million adults worldwide with diabetes will die of cardiovascular disease. People with metabolic syndrome are also at increased risk, being twice as likely to die from and three times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to people without the syndrome. These findings suggest that metabolic syndrome is way ahead of HIV/AIDS in morbidity and mortality terms, but in disguise. Still the problem is not as well recognized till date.

Keywords: Metabolic syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Diastolic dysfunction.