Prehypertension and Cardio Metabolic Syndrome International Conference

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in The 2nd International Conference on Prehypertension and CardioMetabolic Syndrome, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain from January 31 - February 3, 2013.

Prehypertension is associated with other components of the metabolic syndrome i.e. obesity, glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia. The association is due to common mechanistic pathways and has implications on cardiovascular complications. Diet and exercise but not drug therapy benefit all components of the metabolic syndrome. Antihypertensive medications may lead to deterioration in glucose tolerance while glucose lowering agents may affect blood pressure. Thus, any discussion about the approach to prehypertension must be done in context to the whole cardio metabolic risk.

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