Why the study?
Is metabolic syndrome associated with maladaptive remodeling of the carotid artery in nondiabetic elderly subjects?
Population
385 nondiabetic, elderly subjects (n = 195 women) from The Hoorn Study
Design
Cohort
Authors
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MetS may promote maladaptive carotid remodeling in nondiabetic elderly; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Is metabolic syndrome associated with maladaptive remodeling of the carotid artery in nondiabetic elderly subjects?
Metabolic syndrome is associated with maladaptive carotid artery remodeling, characterized by increased lumen and interadventitial diameters, independent of hemodynamic variables.
Beijers et al. (2011) studied this question.
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