Heart injury reduced after bariatric surgery but not lifestyle intervention

Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 04:01 in Health & Medicine

Heart function in morbidly obese patients returns to normal after bariatric surgery but not after lifestyle intervention, reveals research. The results suggest that bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in morbidly obese patients.

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