Towfighi Amytis, Ovbiagele Bruce
Division of Stroke and Critical Care, Department of Neurology, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo Street, HCC 643, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Curr Diab Rep. 2008 Feb;8(1):37-41. doi: 10.1007/s11892-008-0008-z.
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.
代谢综合征在全球范围内高度流行，随着肥胖症流行趋势的加剧，其对心血管系统造成的损害预计将会增加。越来越多的证据表明代谢综合征与首次或复发性中风之间存在关联。本文讨论了支持中风与代谢综合征之间存在联系的新数据，并强调有必要更好地了解该综合征的病理生理学，目标是适当且集中地减轻这一多重危险因素疾病的负担。
