>You've been reading too many American books. In the UK, syndrome X is
>usually a constellation of insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, hypertension
>and obesity common in Asians
I came across the term syndrome X referring to typical cardiac pain with normal
coronary angiography while in Belfast. The "metabolic syndrome X" seems to have
been a later invention. I think it's also called Raven's syndrome.
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