INTRODUCTION

CAD is the most common cause of sudden death and the most common reason for death of men and women over 20 years of age An association between certain metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease has been known since the 1940s. In the 1980s the term metabolic syndome was coined

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

To study the presence of Metabolic Syndrome in patients of CAD and the risk factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome

Material and methods

Diagnosis was done according to the guidelines of AHA /updated NCEP ATP III-2004
Elevated waist circumference : men > 40 Inches and women > 35 inches Elevated triglycerides > 150 mg / dl Reduced HDL men < 40 mg / dl and women