Targeting vascular risk in patients with metabolic syndrome but without diabetes.

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Published in Metabolism on August 01, 2005

Authors

Vasilios G Athyros1, Dimitri P Mikhailidis, Athanasios A Papageorgiou, Triandafillos P Didangelos, Athanasia Peletidou, Drosia Kleta, Asterios Karagiannis, Anna I Kakafika, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Moses Elisaf

Author Affiliations

1: Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Syndrome Units, Aristotelian University, 55132 Thessaloniki, Greece. athyros@med.auth.gr

Associated clinical trials:

Assessing The Treatment Effect in Metabolic Syndrome Without Perceptible diabeTes (ATTEMPT) (ATTEMPT) | NCT00416741

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