ea0011p331 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006
Melo M
, Rodrigues D
, Campos MV
, Guimaraes J
, Fagulha A
, Figueiredo J
, Manso C
, Tralhão G
, Milheiro A
, Castro e Sousa F
, Carvalheiro M
Objective: To analyse the effects of bariatric surgery on the global coronary risk profile two years after the surgical procedure.Methods: A total of 32 class III obese patients, 6 men and 26 women, mean age 34.3±8.5 years, were included. Total Cholesterol (TC), HDL, triglycerides, Blood Pressure (BP), presence of diabetes and smoking were evaluated before and two years after bariatric surgery. The 10 year Framingham coronary heart disease risk scor...