Endothelial dysfunction means an anomaly that develops in the tunic (layer) covering the internal surface of the arterial and venous vessels and, more precisely, an alteration of the normal endothelial...

Hyperlipidemia consists in the increase of one or more fats (cholesterol, triglycerides) in the blood; since both cholesterol and triglycerides are fats, the term can refer to an increase in...

Metabolic syndrome (also called Syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome) refers to a clinical situation of high cardiovascular risk that includes a series of risk factors and symptoms which occur...