Metabolic syndrome

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome characterized by tissue insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, essential hypertension, dyslipidemia, and abdominal obesity and hyperuricemia in the same patient, not accidentally is causing the great interest of researchers. In clinical lecture there are presented data concerning both different variants of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and its prevalence rate in the population. There are given as well diagnostic criteria for MS as algorithm of examination ofpatients. There is considered the concept of the treatment of metabolic syndrome.