Metabolic Syndrome. From Risk Factor to Management

Increased caloric intake, increased refined carbohydrate consumption, and physical inactivity have led to an explosion in the worldwide incidence of abdominal obesity and the emerging epidemic of insulin resistance, resulting in an increase of metabolic syndrome. Physicians can use the metabolic syndrome concept to guide focused lifestyle changes, lower blood pressure goals, and earlier intervention with aspirin, LDL-lowering drugs, and perhaps insulin-sensitizing medications. The comprehensive “ABCDE” approach presented in this book provides a memory tool for use in everyday clinical practice. In this unique, easy-to-read text, the 17 most important clinical trials in the field of the metabolic syndrome are presented, that every clinician should know.

Michael J. Blaha
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certificates: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular CT, Cardiology
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Current Position: Cardiology Fellow - 4th year
Clinical Interests: Preventive Cardiology, CT Imaging
Research Interests: Preventive Cardiology, CT Imaging

Dr. Rajesh Tota-Maharaj specializes in internal medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.