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Bariatric surgery was associated with a lower incidence of the secondary outcome of 3-component MACE, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.66.
Bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of combined cardiovascular events in this patient group.
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Surgery was also associated with a lower incidence of the secondary outcome (HR, 0.66 [95% CI, 0.52–0.84]; P =0.001).
Why this rating
The study uses a strong 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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