title: New insight into improvement of cardiovascular outcomes with intensive glycemic control in patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus included.
abstract: The epidemiology of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is very concerning since this is a widespread chronic disease in adult and elderly population. Different epidemiological studies confirmed strong relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) inclusive MetS and the occurrence of microvascular and macrovascular complications in these patients. Therefore, we are discussing molecular mechanisms and pathways recently introduced and intensively researched. These molecules have been held responsible for direct and indirect correlative trends important in the assessment of potential benefit of intensive glycemic control. Novel substances may improve patient's outcome in recent future regarding cardiovascular complications though their acting mechanisms have not been completely elucidated. We are reviewing whether it would intensive glycemic control be a reasonable approach in patients with MetS when DM2 is included and which recommendations are currently widely applied. The aim was therefore to emphasize current need for further investigations in the field since the utility of intensive glycemic control in all DM/MetS patients as mean for reduction of cardiovascular complications still remains controversial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents