Gastric Bypass Surgery Is Followed by Lowered Blood Pressure and Increased Diuresis - Long Term Results from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 11; p. e49696
• Main Authors: Hallersund, Peter, Sjöström, Lars, Olbers, Torsten, Lönroth, Hans, Jacobson, Peter, Wallenius, Ville, Näslund, Ingmar, Carlsson, Lena M., Fändriks, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.11.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Arterial Pressure; Banding; Blood; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Body weight loss; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Case-Control Studies; Clinical medicine; Control methods; Diabetes; Diastolic pressure; Diuresis; Diurnal; Education; Ethics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Food; Gastric Bypass; Gastroenterologi och hepatologi; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gastrointestinal surgery; Health care; Health risks; Heart surgery; Humans; Hypertension; Kirurgi; Laparoscopy; Male; Medicine; Mercury; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - surgery; Patients; Pressure effects; Pressure reduction; Principles; Risk assessment; Salt; Salts; Sodium - urine; Stomach; Stroke; Studies; Surgery; Weight control; Weight loss maintenance; Weight reduction; Sweden

To compare two bariatric surgical principles with regard to effects on blood pressure and salt intake. In most patients bariatric surgery induces a sustained weight loss and a reduced cardiovascular risk profile but the long-term effect on blood pressure is uncertain. Cohort study with data from the...