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 .
Prognostic role of flow-mediated dilation and cardiac risk factors in post-menopausal women.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the association between brachial artery flow-mediated dilation ( FMD ) and cardiovascular events in a cohort of initially asymptomatic post-menopausal women , with adjustment for the presence of the major cardiovascular risk factors . BACKGROUND Conventional major cardiovascular risk factors ( cigarette smoking , hypercholesterolemia , hypertension , and diabetes ) fail to explain nearly 50 % of cardiovascular events . Defining the magnitude of future risk for the development of clinical events is a major focus of effective primary prevention . Evaluation of endothelial function , utilizing the noninvasive measurement of the brachial artery FMD , may serve as a screening tool to individualize high-risk patients . METHODS We conducted a prospect i ve study on 2,264 post-menopausal women , age 54 + /- 6 years . The length of the follow-up was 45 + /- 13 months ( range 6 to 65 months ) . RESULTS During observation , 90 major events were recorded . Risk-adjusted relative risk values result ed 1.0 , 1.33 ( 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] 1.09 to 4.09 ) , and 4.42 ( 95 % CI 2.97 to 8.01 ) for women in the higher , intermediate , and lower tertile of FMD , respectively ( p < 0.0001 for trend ) . The event rate for women in the lower tertile ( FMD < or=4.5 % ) was greater than the combined event rate noted in the other 2 tertiles ( women in the lower tertile accounted for 51 events [ 56.6 % of total events ] ) . When added to age and other conventional cardiovascular risk factors ( smoking habits , presence of hypercholesterolemia , history of diabetes , hypertension ) , FMD contributed significantly to the model predicting cardiovascular events ( likelihood ratio chi-square change : 10.22 ; p < 0.0001 ) . CONCLUSIONS In post-menopausal women , the knowledge of FMD provided incremental prognostic information regarding the risk of developing cardiovascular events
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 .