title: [Recent developments in metabolic syndrome, population aging, and the clinical interpretation of new atrial fibrillation guidelines].
abstract: This article reviews the main developments reported during the last year concerning metabolic syndrome, population aging, and new atrial fibrillation guidelines. The principal aim was to provide the clinical cardiologist with an overview of recent 2006 publications and conference reports on these topics, which have been selected for their broad clinical implications.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España. xborras@santpau.es
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Borrás
authors.forename: Vivencio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedreira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011157:Population Dynamics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic