High cardiovascular risk patients benefit more from bariatric surgery than low cardiovascular risk patients

Blanco, DG; Funes, DR; Giambartolomei, G; Lo Menzo, E; Szomstein, S; Rosenthal, RJ

Rosenthal, RJ (reprint author), Cleveland Clin Florida, Dept Gen Surg, 2950 Cleveland Clin Blvd, Weston, FL 33331 USA.; Rosenthal, RJ (reprint author), Cleveland Clin Florida, Bariatr & Metab Inst, 2950 Cleveland Clin Blvd, Weston, FL 33331 USA.

SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, 2019; 33 (5): 1626

Abstract

IntroductionAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and Framingham risk scores (FRS) are used to calculate 10-year risk of coronary death, nonf......

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