Association of Metabolic Surgery With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
Author(s) -
Ali Aminian,
Alexander Zajichek,
David Arterburn,
Kathy Wolski,
Stacy A. Brethauer,
Philip R. Schauer,
Michael W. Kattan,
Steven E. Nissen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2019.14231
Subject(s) - medicine , mace , body mass index , type 2 diabetes , interquartile range , diabetes mellitus , glycated hemoglobin , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , obesity , surgery , percutaneous coronary intervention , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Although metabolic surgery (defined as procedures that influence metabolism by inducing weight loss and altering gastrointestinal physiology) significantly improves cardiometabolic risk factors, the effect on cardiovascular outcomes has been less well characterized.
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