Beneficial cardiovascular effects of bariatric surgical and dietary weight loss in obesity.
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...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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