Andrew J. Krentz, Nathan D. Wong

• Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction /Scott M. Grundy -- 1. Metabolic Syndrome: Nomenclature, Definition, and Diagnosis /K. George M. Alberti and Paul Z. Zimmet -- 2. Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in the Metabolic Syndrome /Nathan D. Wong -- 3. Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus /Ali Jawa and Vivian Fonseca -- 4. Vascular Biology of the Metabolic Syndrome /Justin M. S. Lee and Robin P. Choudhury -- 5. Vascular Disease in the Metabolic Syndrome: Mechanisms and Consequences /Andrew J. Krentz, Sarah Wild, and Christopher D. Byrne -- 6. Glycemic Control and the Metabolic Syndrome /John E. Gerich and Regina Dodis -- 7. Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome /Natalia B. Volkova and Prakash C. Deedwania -- 8. Hypertension in the Metabolic Syndrome /Stanley S. Franklin -- 9. Obesity, Physical Activity, and Nutrition in the Metabolic Syndrome /Gang Hu, Timo A. Lakka, Hanna-Maaria Lakka, and Jaakko Tuomilehto -- 10. Management of Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome: Compliance with or Adherence to Treatment? /C. Tissa Kappagoda and Ezra A. Amsterdam -- Index.

Andrew J. Krentz, Nathan D. Wong

• Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction /Scott M. Grundy -- 1. Metabolic Syndrome: Nomenclature, Definition, and Diagnosis /K. George M. Alberti and Paul Z. Zimmet -- 2. Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in the Metabolic Syndrome /Nathan D. Wong -- 3. Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus /Ali Jawa and Vivian Fonseca -- 4. Vascular Biology of the Metabolic Syndrome /Justin M. S. Lee and Robin P. Choudhury -- 5. Vascular Disease in the Metabolic Syndrome: Mechanisms and Consequences /Andrew J. Krentz, Sarah Wild, and Christopher D. Byrne -- 6. Glycemic Control and the Metabolic Syndrome /John E. Gerich and Regina Dodis -- 7. Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome /Natalia B. Volkova and Prakash C. Deedwania -- 8. Hypertension in the Metabolic Syndrome /Stanley S. Franklin -- 9. Obesity, Physical Activity, and Nutrition in the Metabolic Syndrome /Gang Hu, Timo A. Lakka, Hanna-Maaria Lakka, and Jaakko Tuomilehto -- 10. Management of Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome: Compliance with or Adherence to Treatment? /C. Tissa Kappagoda and Ezra A. Amsterdam -- Index.