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Bariatric Surgery: Latest News
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American Heart Association (AHA) endorses Weight-Loss Surgery for severely obese individuals
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In its first focused look at bariatric surgery, the American Heart Association (AHA) said the procedure is appropriate for reducing cardiac risk factors in certain groups of severely obese individuals.
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In a new scientific statement, the AHA provides a comprehensive and balanced overview of the effects of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, dysplipidaemia, diabetes, fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnoea.
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The AHA comments that:
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- Although diet, exercise and behavior modification (ie non-surgical treatment) are mainstay therapy for overweight and obesity, they are disappointingly unsuccessful for long-term treatment of severe obesity.
- Strategies should be developed for better long-term weight management of patients and bariatric surgery is certainly a viable option today.
- Bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risks of premature death from cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular complications of severe obesity.
- Weight loss following bariatric surgery has proven benefit on cardiac morphology and function. Other benefits include resolution or improvement in control of obesity-related conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, sleep apnoea and fatty liver disease.
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Click here for a copy of this document: 'Bariatric Surgery and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association'
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