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Article: Metabolic syndrome Dx upheld by heart groups.(Metabolic Disorders)

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Less than a month after two major diabetes organizations called metabolic syndrome a poorly defined and misleading diagnosis, the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute issued a joint statement reaffirming that the syndrome is valid and clinically useful.

The new AHA/NHLBI scientific statement basically confirms the recommendations on diagnosis and management of metabolic syndrome that were issued in 2001 as part of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) report.

The statement also clarifies some issues and provides some minor modifications to the ATP III definition of ...

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