Eleven risk factors for heart attack remained greatly reduced among gastric bypass patients seven years after they had the surgery, U.S. researchers found.
Lead author Dr. John Morton, associate professor of surgery and director of bariatric surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics at Stanford University, and colleagues analyzed cardiac risk factors shown to increase the likelihood of future heart attacks or coronary artery disease in patients who maintained a loss of about 56 percent of their excess weight.
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The patients has gone from about 286 pounds to about 205 pounds after bariatric surgery.
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The cardiac markers included lipid and cholesterol levels, metabolic syndrome, homocysteine levels, Framingham Risk Score and C-reactive protein levels, a measure of inflammation.
The patients had a 40 percent increase in high-density lipoproteins, the "good" cholesterol, a 66 percent drop in fasting insulin levels and sharp drops in triglycerides, which were reduced by 55 percent.
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