BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are fast becoming additions to the battery of health issues that obstetricians and gynecologists treat. Left unchecked, a woman with these conditions is at a much higher risk of cardiovascular health disorders and disease. Cardiodiagnostic company Atherotech Diagnostics Lab is helping physicians in the OB/GYN discipline to understand metabolic syndrome abnormalities and their female patients’ risk of future heart disease.