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ea0041ep817 | Obesity | ECE2016

Effects of bariatric surgery on blood pressure of non-hypertensive obese patients

Neves Joao Sergio , Oliveira Sofia Castro , Souteiro Pedro , Bettencourt-Silva Rita , Magalhaes Daniela , Costa Maria Manuel , Saavedra Ana , Oliveira Joana , Cunha Filipe , Lau Eva , Esteves Cesar , Belo Sandra , Santos Ana Cristina , Freitas Paula , Varela Ana , Queiros Joana , Correia Flora , Carvalho Davide , Amtco Grupo

Introduction: Increased blood pressure (BP) above >115/75 mmHg presents an independent association with cardiovascular events. Although there is a clear benefit of bariatric surgery on BP of hypertensive patients, the impact in non-hypertensive patients remains largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of our work was to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on BP of non-hypertensive obese patients.Methods: We evaluated a cohort of 224 non-hypertensive ...
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