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Bariatric surgery significantly improves blood pressure and lipid profiles in patients with and without metabolic syndrome.
Bariatric surgery leads to significant and sustained improvements in blood pressure and lipid profiles, reducing cardiovascular risk.
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressures and lipid profiles improved in both groups.
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Observational retrospective cohort study.
Source
Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery in People with or without Metabolic Syndrome: A 5-Year Observational Comparative Study
Sharanniyan Ragavan et al. · Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2024
DOI 10.3390/jcm13010256
cohort · n=333Cited 11×
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