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 .
Change in Predicted 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Background Bariatric surgery is being conducted more often for morbid obesity , but little evidence exists about how it affects the risk of future cardiovascular events . The goal of this study was to quantify the change in predicted 10-year cardiovascular risk following  laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ( LRYGBP ) .  Methods We conducted a prospect i ve clinical study of morbidly obese adults undergoing LRYGBP at a university hospital in the USA . Our primary outcome measure was mean change in 10-year cardiovascular risk at 12 months . We estimated cardiovascular risk by using the Framingham risk equation , which calculates the absolute risk of cardiovascular events for patients with no known history of heart disease , stroke , or peripheral vascular disease by using information on age , sex , blood pressure , total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels , smoking status , and history of diabetes . Results Ninety-two participants underwent LRYGBP between December 2004 and October 2005 . Their predicted baseline 10-year cardiovascular risk was 6.7 % . At 6 and 12 months , their predicted risk had decreased to 5.2 % and 5.4 % , respectively . Assuming no change in risk among untreated patients , this represents an absolute risk reduction of 1.3 % ; which suggests that 77 morbidly obese patients would have to undergo LRYGBP  to avert one new case of cardiovascular disease over the ensuing 10 years ( number needed to treat = 77 ) . Conclusion Our findings indicate that LRYGBP is associated with improvements in cardiovascular risk factors and a corresponding decrease in predicted 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease
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 .