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Increased caloric intake, increased refined carbohydrate consumption, and physical inactivity have led to an explosion in the worldwide incidence of abdominal obesity and the emerging epidemic of insulin resistance, resulting in an increase of metabolic syndrome. Physicians can use the metabolic syndrome concept to guide focused lifestyle changes, lower blood pressure goals, and earlier intervention with aspirin, LDL-lowering drugs, and perhaps insulin-sensitizing medications. The comprehensive ABCDE approach presented in this book provides a memory tool for use in everyday clinical practice. In this unique, easy-to-read text, the 17 most important clinical trials in the field of the metabolic syndrome are presented, that every clinician should know.

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Dr. Michael J. Blaha is a preventive cardiologist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Dr. Blaha's interests include population health, the metabolic syndrome, prediction of future cardiovascular risk, and early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis. Dr. Blaha has published scientific research articles in leading academic journals including the Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the European Heart Journal, amongst many others. Dr. Blaha was the lead author on the chapter on preventive cardiology in latest edition of the popular textbook Hurst's The Heart.Dr. Rajesh Tota-Maharaj was born in Trinidad, coming to the United States to pursued advanced cardiology training. Dr. Tota-Maharaj is currently a member of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease in Baltimore, Maryland, USA specializing in the metabolic syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and the early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis. He has published scientific research articles in leading academic journals including the European Heart Journal, the International Journal of Cardiology, and many others. Dr. Tota-Maharaj hopes to someday return to Trinidad to lead efforts to prevent heart attacks on the island.

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