Why the study?
Does bariatric surgery-induced weight loss improve circulating EPCs, capillary density, and microvascular fibrosis in patients with severe obesity?
Does bariatric surgery-induced weight loss improve circulating EPCs, capillary density, and microvascular fibrosis in patients with severe obesity?
Bariatric surgery-induced weight loss in severe obesity improves circulating endothelial progenitor cells and reverses microvascular fibrosis, though capillary rarefaction persists.
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May support bariatric surgery for microvascular repair in obesity; leaves open whether persistent capillary rarefaction requires targeted intervention.
Ciuceis et al. (2013) studied this question.
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