Morphological Changes in the Carotid Artery Intima after Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity.

Federico MarchesiRoberto GiacosaValeria ReggianiGiuseppina De SarioFrancesco TartamellaElisa MelaniMaria Teresa MitaFrancesco Giovanni CinieriStefano CecchiniMatteo Ricco'Pierfranco SalcuniLuigi Roncoroni

Published in: Obesity surgery (2017)

RYGB is associated with significant decrease in C-IMT at 1 year. Pathophysiologic processes underlying such a variation, probably involving lipid and urate metabolism and their correlation with cardiovascular risk reduction should be confirmed by long-term prospective trials.

Keyphrases

gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
weight loss
bariatric surgery
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight gain
type diabetes
fatty acid
cardiovascular risk factors
high fat diet induced
physical activity
adipose tissue
body mass index