Gender effect on vascular responsiveness after bariatric surgery

• Published in: Central European journal of medicine Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 531 - 538
• Main Authors: Blum, Arnon, Tamir, Snait, Hazzan, David, Podvitzky, Oxana, Sirchan, Rizak, Keinan-Boker, Lital, Ben-Shushan, Rotem Shelly, Geron, Nissim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.10.2013; Versita; Walter de Gruyter GmbH; De Gruyter
• Subjects: Bariatric surgery; Biomedicine; Endothelial function; Gender; Hypertension; Internal Medicine; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Obesity; Reproductive Medicine; Research Article; Surgery; Hypertension; Obesity; Gender; Endothelial function; Bariatric surgery

Obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, is associated with increased risks of arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, stroke and mortality. Weight loss surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, mainly because medical and diet...