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Central blood pressure in morbid obesity and after bariatric surgery
Sara Outón1, Isabel Galceran1, Julio Pascual1
1Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Instituto Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Abstract:
Various mechanisms are related to arterial hypertension in obesity. Central blood pressure (BP) seems to correlate more than peripheral BP with future cardiovascular risk. Bariatric surgery is an effective method to reduce BP along with weight loss in patients with morbid obesity. The study of the relationship between weight modification after bariatric surgery and ambulatory BP measurement, not only peripheral BP, but also central BP, could provide information regarding the mechanisms of organic damage associated with elevated BP in obesity. In this review we analyze the available evidence regarding the association between central BP with obesity and its modifications after bariatric surgery.
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