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appeared surprised recently by the fact that none of the cardiology fellows at his
weekly conference had made the diagnosis of “the metabolic syndrome” in the past year.
But I am not, because in the latest editions of 2 of the world's best known textbooks
of cardiology,
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February 13,
2004
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- CorrectionAmerican Journal of CardiologyVol. 94Issue 8
- PreviewA printing error occurred in the Readers’ Comments section of the July 1, 2004, issue of the AJC (page 149) entitled, “The Metabolic Syndrome, Formerly Called Metabolic ‘Syndrome X’” by Tsung O. Cheng, MD. In reference 12, the page number should be “e180,” not “e80.” The correct completed reference should read: “Cheng TO. Metabolic syndrome in China. Circulation 2004;109:e180.”
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