Incidence of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death Drop Significantly After Bariatric Surgery

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 02:00 in Health & Medicine

Bariatric surgery can cut the incidence of heart attack, stroke or death by as much as 50 percent, according to a new study* presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

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