title: Metabolic syndrome and arterial stiffness: the past, the present and the future.
authors: Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Charalambos
authors: C
authors: Koumaras
authors: Niki
authors: N
authors: Katsiki
authors: Vasilios G
authors: VG
authors: Athyros
authors: Asterios
authors: A
authors: Karagiannis
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D059289:Vascular Stiffness