Bariatric surgery and cardiovascular outcome

Bariatric surgery and cardiovascular outcome

Abstract Background Obesity is recognized as a classic risk factor for atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD). Weight loss after bariatric surgery has been associated with reduced CV mortality and total mortality in obese patients. Our aim was to study the impact of bariatric su...

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Main Authors: Waleed Ammar, Hossam Abdel Basset, Amr AL Faramawy, Tarek Hegazy, Yasser Sharaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Obesity
Bariatric surgery
Cardiovascular
Risk profile
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-020-00096-8

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