Open Access<p>Endothelial Function in Obese Patients Treated with Bariatric Surgery</p>
Author(s) -
Antonio Maria Borzì,
Carola Buscemi,
Davide Corleo,
Claudia Randazzo,
Giuseppe Rosafio,
Gianni Pantuso,
Silvio Buscemi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s230684
Subject(s) - medicine , endothelial dysfunction , brachial artery , weight loss , subclinical infection , obesity , endothelium , cardiology , gastroenterology , intima media thickness , surgery , endocrinology , urology , carotid arteries , blood pressure
Bariatric surgery (BS) is becoming an increasingly frequent treatment option especially in people with morbid obesity, demonstrating that it is able to reduce total mortality and cardiovascular (CV) risk. Despite endothelial dysfunction is an essential requisite contributing to atherosclerosis and predicting CV events, only some studies have investigated the effects of BS on endothelial function with controversial results. In this study, the effects of weight loss on endothelial function were investigated in obese patients after BS and compared with patients after medical nutrition treatment (MNT).