Assessment of Carotid Artery Distensibility and Elasticity After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Prospective Study.

Aylin Güneşli YetişkenMustafa YılmazCihan AltınEsin GezmişHakan YabanoğluVarlık Erol

Published in: Obesity surgery (2021)

Carotid artery distensibility and elasticity values increase after LSG, and this change could be caused by the change in metabolic parameters and heart geometry. These results may indirectly suggest that subclinical atherosclerosis in carotid arteries has decreased after obesity surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
coronary artery bypass
weight loss
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
atrial fibrillation
high fat diet induced
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
physical activity
percutaneous coronary intervention