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Impact of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality: a population‐based cohort study

P. Singh, A. Subramanian, N. Adderley, K. Gokhale, R. Singhal, S. Bellary, K. Nirantharakumar, A. Tahrani

British Journal of Surgery, 2020

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Abstract

Cohort studies have shown that bariatric surgery may reduce the incidence of and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), but studies using real‐world data are limited. This study examined the impact of bariatric surgery on incident CVD, hypertension and atrial fibrillation, and all‐cause mortality.

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