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March 15, 2011CirculationOpen Access

Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

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Population

Severely obese patients

Comparison

Bariatric surgery vs Lifestyle modifications and drug therapy

Design

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Authors

PPPaul PoirierPreventive CardiologyMCMarc‐André CornierMedical University of South CarolinaTMTheodore MazzoneBoston University

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Implication

May warrant bariatric surgery referral after medical failure in severe obesity; leaves open need for randomized CV outcome confirmation.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Severely obese patients (BMI ≥40 kg/m² or ≥35 kg/m² with serious obesity-related comorbidities such as systemic hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnea)
I
Intervention
Bariatric surgery
C
Comparator
Lifestyle modifications and drug therapy

Bariatric surgery is an effective intervention for severely obese patients who have failed medical therapy, leading to significant improvements in cardiovascular risk factors and prolonged survival.

Cite This Study

Poirier et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72f5b726a97dc7e6154ccehttps://doi.org/10.1161/cir.0b013e3182149099
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