Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Significantly Improves Carotid and Cardiac Function in Apparently Healthy People with Morbid Obesity - Takeaways - MDSpire

Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Significantly Improves Carotid and Cardiac Function in Apparently Healthy People with Morbid Obesity

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  • Alessandro Giudici

  • Carlo Palombo

  • Michaela Kozakova

  • Carmela Morizzo

  • Lorenzo Losso

  • Monica Nannipieri

  • Rossana Berta

  • Alun D. Hughes

  • J. Kennedy Cruickshank

  • Ashraf W. Khir

  • June 3, 2020

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    Bariatric surgery effectively reduces weight and improves cardiovascular health in morbidly obese individuals without significant comorbidities.

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    Weight loss from bariatric surgery leads to significant improvements in carotid arterial mechanics and cardiac function.

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    The study involved 32 patients, with evaluations conducted at baseline, after one month of dieting, and approximately eight months post-surgery.

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    Arterial stiffness, measured by pulse wave velocity, is associated with obesity and can improve independently of blood pressure changes.

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    Findings suggest that both dietary changes and bariatric surgery enhance carotid distensibility and cardiac indices in morbidly obese patients.

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Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Significantly Improves Carotid and Cardiac Function in Apparently Healthy People with Morbid Obesity

  • by Alessandro Giudici, Carlo Palombo, Michaela Kozakova, Carmela Morizzo, Lorenzo Losso, Monica Nannipieri, Rossana Berta, Alun D. Hughes, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Ashraf W. Khir

  • June 3, 2020

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