Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the long-term effect of weight loss on arterial function parameters in morbidly obese patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB).Subjects: Forty-eight Caucasian subjects mean age 47.38±10.77 years and 32 (66.67%) were female with morbid obesity who underwent LAGB and completed 4 years follow-up.Measurements: Patients were evaluated at baseline, 1 year and 4 years after LAGB fo...