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Metabolic syndrome--practical approach.

N Hâncu1, Gabriela Roman, Cristina Nită

  • 1Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. diabet@insin.hearticj.ro

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine = Revue Roumaine De Medecine Interne
|November 9, 2004
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Diagnosing metabolic syndrome involves screening for at least two key parameters like hypertensive waist. This simplifies clinical practice and guides cardiovascular risk assessment and management strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Clinical Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Metabolic syndrome diagnosis relies on specific parameters: abdominal obesity, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting glycemia, per ATP III guidelines.
  • Clinical practice can be simplified by screening for at least two parameters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To simplify the clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome.
  • To identify practical screening parameter combinations for metabolic syndrome.
  • To outline a structured approach for cardiovascular risk assessment and management.

Main Methods:

  • Identification of frequent parameter couples for initial screening (e.g., hypertensive waist, hypertriglyceridemic waist).
  • Utilizing identified couples to form diagnostic triads for metabolic syndrome.

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  • Applying the Framingham Score for global cardiovascular risk assessment.

    • Main Results:

    • The most frequent and practical screening couple is hypertensive waist.
    • Other common couples include hypertriglyceridemic waist, hypertensive dyslipidemia, dysglycemic dyslipidemia, and hypertensive dysglycemia.
    • Therapeutic interventions are stratified based on assessed cardiovascular risk levels.

    Conclusions:

    • Screening for specific parameter pairs simplifies metabolic syndrome diagnosis.
    • A structured approach using parameter couples, triads, and risk assessment tools like the Framingham Score is effective.
    • Clinical management should follow THEME Programs (Therapy, Education, Monitoring, Evaluation) for all risk factors.