Detrimental predictive effect of metabolic syndrome on postoperative complications in patients who undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: The present study came to address the value of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in predicting postoperative outcome following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: In a retrospective study, a consecutive series of patients including 2010 subjects who underwent isolated CABG were reviewed. Baseline information and intraoperative details were collected by reviewing hospital-recorded files.