A cross-sectional study of universe sample of patients (N=135; mean age -49.7±0.8 years) with metabolic syndrome yielded the incidence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy of 37.5%. The pathogenetic peculiarities were revealed for the onset and development of this neuropathy. At the early stages, the progress of cardiac autonomic neuropathy closely correlated with elevation of blood glucose, while endothelial dysfunction progressing at the later period against the background of persistent hyperglycemia is viewed as an extra factor contributing to the development of this disease.
Keywords: cardiac autonomic neuropathy; metabolic syndrome.