Research
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Bariatric surgery was associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular mortality, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.35.
Bariatric surgery may lead to lower rates of death from cardiovascular causes in this population.
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Surgery was also associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular mortality (HR, 0.35 [95% CI, 0.15–0.80]; P =0.001).
Why this rating
The study employs a robust cohort design.
Source
Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease:
Aristithes G. Doumouras et al. · Circulation · 2021
cohort · n=2638Cited 197×
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