Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension in the Bariatric Surgery Patient

Pages: 461 - 466
Published: Jan 1, 2007
Abstract
Obesity increases an individual’s risk for cardiovascular disease by causing a variety of cardiac structural changes, hemodynamic alterations, and metabolic dyscrasias that lead to both myocardial and endothelial dysfunction. Obesity is associated with an increase in both total blood volume and cardiac output due to the increased metabolic demands of excessive fat accumulation. This increased workload leads to an increased left ventricular mass...
Paper Details
Title
Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension in the Bariatric Surgery Patient
Published Date
Jan 1, 2007
Journal
Pages
461 - 466
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