In people with morbid obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), sleeve gastrectomy and not Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was associated with a lower risk for complications 2 years later.
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The study states that weight-loss or metabolic surgery can help in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart failure, heart attack and stroke. | Health
Bariatric surgery, also called weight-loss or metabolic surgery, was associated with a 42% lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, including heart failure, heart attack, stroke, and atrial fibrillation in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic and presented here today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Researchers also report metabolic surgery patients cut their risk of death by nearly 40%.