Cardiovascular risk reduction over time in patients with diabetes or pre-diabetes undergoing bariatric surgery: data from a single-center retrospective observational study.

Matilde Rubio-AlmanzaRosa Cámara-GómezDavid Hervás-MarínJosé Luis Ponce-MarcoJuan Francisco Merino-Torres

Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2018)

Bariatric surgery reduces CVD risk in type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. Given that patients with type 2 diabetes benefit the most, more studies are necessary to consider pre-diabetes as a criterion for metabolic surgery in patients with BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
bariatric surgery
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
weight loss
obese patients
minimally invasive
body mass index
insulin resistance
cross sectional
atrial fibrillation
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
artificial intelligence
percutaneous coronary intervention