Bariatric Surgery Cuts Heart Attack Risk for Years

Benefits Hold, Researchers Find in 7-Year Follow-Up of Gastric Bypass PatientsBy Kathleen DohenyWebMD Health NewsReviewed by Laura J. Martin, MDJune 21, 2012 (San Diego) -- Bariatric surgery is known to reduce heart attack risk short-term.Now, a new study presented here at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery suggests that benefit is maintained long-term. It followed some patients as long as seven years.Researchers looked at numerous heart (cardiac) risk

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