Metabolic Syndrome in Polish Ischemic Stroke Patients

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) predisposes individuals to cardiovascular disease or stroke development. We aimed at evaluating the prevalence of MetS in a population of acute ischemic stroke (IS) patients from central Poland and at estimating the relationship between MetS and stroke risk.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 7, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Waldemar Brola, Piotr Sobolewski, Małgorzata Fudala, Anna Goral, Marta Kasprzyk, Wiktor Szczuchniak, Renata Pejas-Dulewicz, Wojciech Przybylski Source Type: research