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By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease since 2000

Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiac Risk

Thursday September 21, 2006
A new study confirms the importance of metabolic syndrome (formerly known as metabolic syndrome x) as a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Read about this new evidence - and how to tell if you have metabolic syndrome - here.

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