Is the Metabolic Syndrome More Than Just the Sum of Its Parts?

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD The Metabolic Syndrome has been associated with an increased risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Harvard Medical School will discuss his latest research on the Metabolic Syndrome in older adults highlighting the increase mortality found with hypertension and elevated fasting glucose.