Abstract
During the last decades, metabolic syndrome has become an important healthcare problem worldwide. Main components of metabolic syndrome are insulin resistance (resulting often in impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus), dyslipidemia, hypertension and abdominal obesity.
Incidence of metabolic syndrome is high and it substantially increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Dyslipidemia is a prominent factor contributing to the increased cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome, and lipid-lowerign therapy plays an important role in treating patients wtih this disorder.