Using mean data from the validation study , the trend and directionality in risk was similar in the Roux-en-Y group .
In conclusion , bariatric surgery predicts long-term decreases in CV risk in obese patients
Obese patients have an increased prevalence of  cardiovascular ( CV ) risk factors , which improve with bariatric surgery , but whether bariatric surgery reduces long-term CV events remains ill defined .
Is the Framingham risk function valid for northern European populations? A comparison of methods for estimating absolute coronary risk in high risk men
Objective To examine the validity of estimates of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) risk by the Framingham risk function , for European population s. Design Comparison of CHD risk estimates for individuals derived from the  Framingham , prospect i ve cardiovascular Münster ( PROCAM ) , Dundee , and British regional heart ( BRHS ) risk functions . Setting Sheffield Hypertension Clinic . Patients —206 consecutive hypertensive men aged 35–75 years without preexisting vascular disease . Results There was close agreement among the Framingham , PROCAM , and Dundee risk functions for average CHD risk . For individuals the best correlation was between Framingham and PROCAM , both of which use high density lipoprotein ( HDL ) cholesterol . When Framingham was used to target a CHD event rate > 3 % per year , it identified men with mean CHD risk by PROCAM of 4.6 % per year and all had CHD event risks > 1.5 % per year . Men at lower risk by Framingham had a mean CHD risk by PROCAM of 1.5 % per year , with 16 % having a CHD event risk > 3.0 % per year . BRHS risk function estimates of CHD risk were fourfold lower than those for the other three risk functions , but with moderate correlations , suggesting an important systematic error . Conclusion There is close agreement between the Framingham , PROCAM , and Dundee risk functions as regards average CHD risk , and moderate agreement for estimates within individuals . Taking PROCAM as the external st and ard , the Framingham function separates high and low CHD risk groups and is acceptably accurate for northern European population s , at least in men
Using mean data from the validation study , the trend and directionality in risk was similar in the Roux-en-Y group .
In conclusion , bariatric surgery predicts long-term decreases in CV risk in obese patients
Obese patients have an increased prevalence of  cardiovascular ( CV ) risk factors , which improve with bariatric surgery , but whether bariatric surgery reduces long-term CV events remains ill defined .