In conclusion , this review highlights the benefits of bariatric surgery in reducing or eliminating risk factors for CVD .
It provides further evidence to support surgical treatment of obesity to achieve CVD risk reduction
Obesity is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular ( CV ) disease ( CVD ) and CV mortality .
Bariatric surgery has been shown to resolve or improve CVD risk factors , to varying degrees .
The objective of this systematic review was to determine the impact of bariatric surgery on CV risk factors and mortality .
A systematic review of the published research was performed to evaluate evidence regarding CV outcomes in morbidly obese bariatric patients .
The effect of surgical weight reduction on left ventricular structure and function in severe obesity.
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of surgical weight reduction on cardiac structure and function and to seek the determinants of these changes . Sixty-six severely obese adults ( BMI > or=35 kg/m(2 ) ) who received bariatric surgery  underwent  echocardiographic examination  before and 3 months after surgery . At 3 months after surgery , BMI and systolic blood pressure ( BP ) decreased ( 43.3 + /- 6.3 to 34.1 + /- 5.6 kg/m(2 ) , P < 0.001 , and 146 + /- 12 to 130 + /- 14 mm Hg , P < 0.001 , respectively ) . In left ventricular ( LV ) geometry , the relative wall thickness ( RWT ) and LV mass index decreased significantly ( 0.43 + /- 0.05 to 0.35 + /- 0.05 , P < 0.001 , and 50 + /- 11 to 39 + /- 11 g/m(2.7 ) , P < 0.001 , respectively ) without changes in chamber size . Multivariate analyses showed change in systolic BP to be an independent predictor for the changes in RWT and LV mass index . In myocardial performance , peak systolic mitral annular velocity and all diastolic indexes showed significant improvements . We concluded that LV hypertrophy and function improved rapidly after bariatric surgery  in severely obese adults .  BP reduction was the major determinant for the regression of LV hypertrophy in the early stage of surgical weight reduction
In conclusion , this review highlights the benefits of bariatric surgery in reducing or eliminating risk factors for CVD .
It provides further evidence to support surgical treatment of obesity to achieve CVD risk reduction
Obesity is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular ( CV ) disease ( CVD ) and CV mortality .
Bariatric surgery has been shown to resolve or improve CVD risk factors , to varying degrees .
The objective of this systematic review was to determine the impact of bariatric surgery on CV risk factors and mortality .
A systematic review of the published research was performed to evaluate evidence regarding CV outcomes in morbidly obese bariatric patients .