Bariatric surgery and its impact on cardiovascular disease and mortality : A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
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Anderson, Simon G +7 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2019 Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is prevalent in patients with morbid obesity. After Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) chronic abdominal pain is common, however the etiology is largely unknown. We aimed to study the change in the prevalence of IBS-
Ingvild Kristine Blom-Høgestøl +7 more
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Adjusting for reverse causation to estimate the effect of obesity on mortality after incident heart failure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2016 OBJECTIVES: The lower mortality rate of obese patients with heart failure (HF) has been partly attributed to reverse causation bias due to weight loss caused by disease.
Maryam Shakiba +4 more
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Medical Sciences, 2021 Obesity has long been considered to have a protective effect on bone, but specific complications in those with morbid obesity are known to have a detrimental impact on bone architecture.
Antresa Jose +6 more
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How do patients' clinical phenotype and the physiological mechanisms of the operations impact the choice of bariatric procedure? [PDF]
, 2016 Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective option for the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated comorbidities. Recent clinical and experimental findings have challenged the role of mechanical restriction and caloric malabsorption as the ...
Bueter, M, Bächler, T, Le Roux, CW
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Abdominal pain and symptoms before and after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass
BJS Open, 2019 Background Despite increased emphasis on patient‐reported outcomes, few studies have focused on abdominal pain symptoms before and after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB).
M. Chahal‐Kummen +5 more
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Fuzzy logic as a decision-making support system for the indication of bariatric surgery based on an index (MAFOI) generated by the association between body fat and body mass index. [PDF]
, 2011 Background: A fuzzy obesity index (MAFOI) for use as an alternative to bariatric surgery indication (BSI) is presented. The search for a more accurate method to evaluate obesity and to indicate a better treatment is important in the world health context.
Joao L. M. C. Azevedo +2 more
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RMD Open, 2023 Objectives In long-term juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), altered adipose tissue distribution and subclinical cardiac dysfunction have been described. Our aims were to compare adipokine levels in patients with JDM after long-term disease with controls, and
Øyvind Molberg +9 more
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Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Undergraduates in Ogun State Nigeria [PDF]
, 2015 Coexistence of under and over nutrition among the same population group is referred to as the double burden of malnutrition. The objective of this study was to assess double burden of malnutrition among undergraduate students in Ogun State Nigeria.
Ekerette, N. N. (Nkereuwem) +1 more
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Journal of Diabetes Research, 2020 Predictive indices like the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) have been developed to estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for a rapid improvement of morbid obesity and its comorbidities such
Eman Al Shawaf +8 more
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