Obesity surgery protects against heart attack

Bariatric surgery can reduce the number of heart attacks, strokes and deaths in people with obesity. But it all depends on how much weight they lose after the surgery.

Bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths among patients with obesity, as found by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh. If these patients gaining at least 20% of the weight they lost after surgery, they have a third grows the likelihood of diabetes and two-thirds increased risk of atherosclerosis. If after bariatric surgery patients succeed, the risk of heart attack or stroke in them falls to 40%. The results of this study once again demonstrate the significant benefits that patients gain after a fairly expensive and complex bariatric surgery.

Magicforum resembles that bariatric surgery considers two categories of operations. One of them is called the gastro-bypass surgery and during the operation the patient create a small section in the upper part of the stomach where food enters. The second type is the gastric band, or bandage on top of his Department. With this ring the lumen of the stomach is narrowed, it is divided as if into two divisions, and this again reduces the amount of food a person can eat. Sometimes surgeons have resorted to both the varieties of bariatric surgery, if you think this is the most effective approach.

In the US the cost of such operations and is approaching $25 000, but in some countries they spend the budget because they are considered essential for health indicators. However in order to qualify for such operations, the person must suffer from morbid obesity that threatens his life. Researchers have repeatedly concluded that the successes achieved in the course of bariatric surgery increases life expectancy of patients. (READ MORE)