Metabolic syndrome and stroke.
The metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent worldwide, and its cardiovascular toll is expected to rise with the growing obesity epidemic. Mounting evidence points to an association between metabolic syndrome and first or recurrent stroke. This article discusses the emerging data supporting a link between stroke and the metabolic syndrome and underscores the need to better understand the syndrome's pathophysiology, with a goal to appropriately and intensively limit the burden of this multiple risk factor entity.
Towfighi
Amytis
A
Division of Stroke and Critical Care, Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo Street, HCC 643, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. towfighi@usc.edu
Ovbiagele
Bruce
B
D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*