Bariatric surgery and long-term cardiovascular events
L Sjöström, M Peltonen, P Jacobson, CD Sjöström… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular events. Weight loss might protect against
cardiovascular events, but solid evidence is lacking. Objective To study the association
between bariatric surgery, weight loss, and cardiovascular events. Design, Setting, and
Participants The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study is an ongoing, nonrandomized,
prospective, controlled study conducted at 25 public surgical departments and 480 primary
health care centers in Sweden of 2010 obese participants who underwent bariatric surgery …
cardiovascular events, but solid evidence is lacking. Objective To study the association
between bariatric surgery, weight loss, and cardiovascular events. Design, Setting, and
Participants The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study is an ongoing, nonrandomized,
prospective, controlled study conducted at 25 public surgical departments and 480 primary
health care centers in Sweden of 2010 obese participants who underwent bariatric surgery …