Relationship between metabolic syndrome and coronary atherosclerosis / 上海第二医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between metabolic syndrome(MS) and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Methods Sixty-four hospitalized patients diagnosed as coronary heart disease were divided into MS group(n=26)and non-MS group(n=38).All the patients underwent 16-row multi-slice CT coronary angiography,and cardiovascular risk factors were evaluated. Results The prevalence of MS increased with the number of stenosed coronary arteries(P