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The Lessons of The Pandemic
THe lessons of the Pandemic of 1918-1919 may be as relevant today as they were 100 years ago.
Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes: Weighing the impact for obese patients
We’d like surgical patients are most effective in treatment of type two diabetes. However different weight loss surgical procedures have different outcomes.
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-based, Long-term Controlled Study
Weight loss surgical procedures improve different aspects of metabolic syndrome. Therefore patients with a number of comorbidities and obesity may benefit better from weight loss surgery.
Duodenal Switch Is Superior to Gastric Bypass in Patients with Super Obesity when Evaluated with the Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS)
Duodenal switch operation is superior to gastric bypass for delivering long-term sustained weight loss. However in some patients this may be associated with increased incidence of undesirable side effects.
Duodenal Switch Provides Superior Resolution of Metabolic Comorbidities Independent of Weight Loss in the Super-obese (BMI≥50 kg/m2) Compared with Gastric Bypass
Duodenal switch operation is superior for resolution of metabolic comorbidities in obese patients. The improvement is even more pronounced for those patients with a body mass index over 50. However the difference is noted also for patients for a BMI of less than 50.
Weight Loss and Hypertension in Obese Subjects
Arterial hypertension is strongly related to obesity. There may be different mechanisms which leads to hypertension in overweight patients. This may be the reason why the outcome of different surgical procedures varies between procedures.
HYPERTENSION IN OBESITY AND THE IMPACT OF WEIGHT LOSS
Hypertension is closely linked to high prevalence of obesity. Surgical weight loss is the most promising option for long-term control of hypertension. However there are certain limitations to accessibility.
Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients With Hypertension
Weight loss surgical procedures improve hypertension. The efficacy of each procedure is different. However, Some patients have better outcome with gastric bypass.
Gastric Surgery for Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated With Severe Obesity
Gastric Surgery improves Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated With Severe Obesity at a much higher rate than peritoneal shunting.
The D614G mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein reduces S1 shedding and increases infectivity
Date of Publication: 2020
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