Evaluation of the relations between the presence of the metabolic syndrome and the degree of visceral obesity and the severity of coronary artery disease by coronary angiography.

Background: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetSy) steadily increases worldwide.

Aim: To evaluate the relation between the presence of MetSy and visceral obesity and the presence of coronary lesions, and to assess correlations between waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) and coronary lesions.

Methods: We studied 105 patients who underwent elective coronary angiography.