[Clinical and epidemiologic study of cardiovascular complications in patients with metabolic syndrome].
Our study aims to identify correlations between the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases determinism.


METHODS
A retrospective study was carried out on a sample of 1463 patients of which 734 patients met the diagnostic criteria of cardiometabolic syndrome, admitted in the Clinic of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Hospital, Iasi, between 01.01.2009-31.12.2009.


RESULTS
The incidence of cardiometabolic syndrome has a soft predominance on the group 40-59 years (61.66%). The high level of hypertension was found in the patients group 48-69 years (53.70%) and lowest in the patients group 25-38 years (11.35%) (p = 0.001). The coronary heart diseases showed a significant difference between age groups: 48-69 years (41.80%), compared to 25-38 years (7.55%) (p = 0.003). Heart failure is part of the same age distribution curve (45%, 6.8%) (p = 0.02).


CONCLUSIONS
The metabolic syndrome is a predictor of the occurrence and development cardiovascular disease.
Disciplina de Semiologie Medicala, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină.
Maria-Magdalena
MM
Leon
Corina
C
Dima-Cozma
Irina
I
Jaba
D
D
Ilisei
F
F
Mitu
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution