9.2 Increased Target Organ Damage in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome but no Overt Cardiovascular Risk
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High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2008; 15 (3): 171-215 1120-9879/08/0003-0171/$48.00/0 © 2008 Adis Data Information BV. All rights reserved.
Metabolic Aspects and Mechanisms 9.2 Increased Target Organ Damage in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome but no Overt Cardiovascular Risk D. Grassi (1), C. Lippi (1), S. Necozione (1), M. Michetti (1), A. D’Aurelio (1), L. Petrazzi (1), L. Polidoro (1), R. Scipioni (1), G. Properzi (1), G. Desideri (1), C. Ferri (1) ` de L’Aquila, Dipartimento Medicina Interna e Sanita ` Pubblica, (1)Universita L’Aquila, Italy Aim. To investigate the prevalence of target organ damage subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS) but no overt cardiovascular risk factors (OCVR). Methods. MS was defined according to ATP III criteria. Considering presence or absence of hypertension as OCVR, we divided the patients in two groups (I=MS + hypertension and II=MS without OCVR), an healthy group was considered for control. Each participant was submitted to echocardiography, carotid ultrasonography, 24 h urine collection and blood pressure (BP) measures. Results. 158 subjects (26.8%) had MS. 41.1% of these were without OCVR. Group I presented with higher BP levels than group II (p
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