Beneficial cardiovascular effects of bariatric surgical and dietary weight loss in obesity.

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OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that, in obese persons without comorbidities, cardiovascular responses to excess weight are reversible during weight loss by either bariatric surgery or diet. BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with cardiac hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, and increased aortic stiffness, which are independent predictors of cardiovascular risk. METHODS: Thirty-seven obese (body mass index 40 +/- 8 kg/m(2)) and 20 normal-weight subjects (body mass index 21 +/- 2 kg/m(2)) without id...

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Authors: Rider, O; Francis, J; Ali, M; Petersen, SE; Robinson, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 718-726
• Publication date: 2009-08-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.086
• EISSN: 1558-3597
• ISSN: 0735-1097
• Language: English
• Keywords: Elasticity; Obesity, Morbid; Humans; Weight Loss; Ventricular Function, Left; Cardiovascular System; Adult; Middle Aged; Female; Male; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; C-Reactive Protein; Bariatric Surgery; Aorta; Diastole; Abdominal Fat; Body Composition