Feasibility of Bariatric Surgery as a Strategy for Secondary Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease: A Report from the Swedish Obese Subjects Trial

• Main Authors: Lotta Delling (Author), Kristjan Karason (Author), Torsten Olbers (Author), David Sjöström (Author), Björn Wahlstrand (Author), Björn Carlsson (Author), Lena Carlsson (Author), Kristina Narbro (Author), Jan Karlsson (Author), Carl Johan Behre (Author), Lars Sjöström (Author), Kaj Stenlöf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Aims. Evaluation of bariatric surgery as secondary prevention in obese patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods. Analysis of data from 4047 subjects in the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOSs) study. Thirty-five patients with IHD are treated with bariatric surgery (𝑛=21) or conventional treatmen...