Effect of metabolic syndrome on mean pulmonary arterial pressures in patients with acute pulmonary embolism treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a public health problem of great impact and significance. MetS is generally defined as a grouping of abdominal obesity, impaired glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia and hypertension and has an estimated national prevalence of approximately 34% [1,2]. The presence of MetS has been previously found to confer numerous adverse long-term health consequences, including an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease and cancer [3 –6].
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