Bariatric surgery and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sophie L van VeldhuisenThomas M GorterGijs van WoerdenRudolf A de BoerMichiel RienstraEric J HazebroekDirk J van VeldhuisenPublished in: European heart journal (2022)
The present systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and CV mortality, and lowered incidence of several CV diseases in patients with obesity. Bariatric surgery should therefore be considered in these patients.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- obese patients
- cardiovascular disease
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- insulin resistance
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- weight gain
- adipose tissue
- body mass index