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New research found that arterial stiffness may be a cause of metabolic syndrome in adolescents. The results have important implications for physicians, according to Sissi Cossio, M.D., a pediatric endocrinologist at Pediatrix® Endocrinology of Florida. "The fact that arterial stiffness progression preceded metabolic syndrome is important because it could be used as an earlier detection marker of disease," said Dr. Cossio. She acknowledged that treatments for metabolic syndrome become less effective with age but emphasized that reversal is possible in adults with lifestyle changes and medications. "Early detection will give patients the best chance at reversing the disease, and [primary care physicians] are a key factor in this process.”
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