Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Without Diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease: Usefulness of Metabolic Syndrome Severity Score.
Walter MassonTeo EpsteinMelina HuerínLorenzo Martín LoboGraciela MolineroAdriana AngelGerardo MassonDiana MillánSalvador De FrancescaLaura VitaglianoAlberto CafferataPablo LosadaPublished in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2017)
In this population, the calculated cardiovascular risk was heterogenic. The prevalence of carotid plaque was high. The Metabolic Syndrome Severity Calculator showed a good predictive power to detect carotid plaque.