2020
Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Ghiassi S, Morton JM. Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Current Obesity Reports 2020, 9: 159-164. PMID: 32253662, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-020-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable weight lossBariatric surgeryRisk/benefit ratioWeight lossRisk of complicationsCurrent medical treatmentRisk of mortalityObesity-related diseasesReviewBariatric surgeryBariatric proceduresCause morbidityMetabolic surgeryObesity comorbiditiesMedical managementRelated comorbiditiesSafety profileCardiovascular diseaseGlobal prevalenceMedical treatmentSurgeryBenefit ratioMortalityComorbiditiesMorbidityDurable method
2016
Lipids and bariatric procedures Part 2 of 2: scientific statement from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)1
Bays H, Kothari SN, Azagury DE, Morton JM, Nguyen NT, Jones PH, Jacobson TA, Cohen DE, Orringer C, Westman EC, Horn DB, Scinta W, Primack C. Lipids and bariatric procedures Part 2 of 2: scientific statement from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)1. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: 468-495. PMID: 27050404, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryCardiovascular DiseasesDeficiency DiseasesDyslipidemiasHumansLipid MetabolismObesityConceptsNational Lipid AssociationObesity Medicine AssociationBariatric proceduresLipid levelsBariatric surgeryLipid effectsRisk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsMajor cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsDisease risk factorsTissue lipid metabolismScientific statementAmerican SocietyClinical lipidologyGut hormonesImmune factorsLipid associationIntestinal microbiotaBile acidsLipid metabolismTrace element deficienciesSurgeryAssociationMetabolic
2011
B-type natriuretic peptide increases after gastric bypass surgery and correlates with weight loss
Changchien EM, Ahmed S, Betti F, Higa J, Kiely K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. B-type natriuretic peptide increases after gastric bypass surgery and correlates with weight loss. Surgical Endoscopy 2011, 25: 2338. PMID: 21424205, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1565-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptideGastric bypass surgeryExcess weight lossBypass surgeryWeight lossBNP concentrationsRisk factorsConcentrations of BNPB-type natriuretic peptide increasesLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgerySignificant excess weight lossBackgroundCoronary artery diseaseMean preoperative levelCardiac risk factorsPreventable risk factorsCongestive heart failureIntentional weight lossNatriuretic peptide concentrationsMultivariable linear regressionBNP increaseConclusionGastric bypassGastric bypassPostoperative levelsPreoperative levelsArtery disease
2010
One Year Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Factors: a Comparative Trial of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Adjustable Gastric Banding
Woodard GA, Peraza J, Bravo S, Toplosky L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. One Year Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Factors: a Comparative Trial of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Adjustable Gastric Banding. Obesity Surgery 2010, 20: 578-582. PMID: 20186576, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0088-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiochemical cardiovascular risk factorsLaparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingAdjustable gastric bandingCardiovascular risk factorsTotal cholesterolRisk factorsGastric bandingGastric bypassHs-CRPLipoprotein cholesterolExcess weightHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolSensitivity C-reactive proteinHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolBackgroundCoronary artery diseaseConsecutive bariatric patientsPreventable risk factorsY Gastric BypassC-reactive proteinSingle academic institutionCause of deathSignificant weight lossPost-op valuesSignificant improvement
2006
Gastric bypass reduces biochemical cardiac risk factors
Williams DB, Hagedorn JC, Lawson EH, Galanko JA, Safadi BY, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Gastric bypass reduces biochemical cardiac risk factors. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2006, 3: 8-13. PMID: 17196442, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac risk factorsHDL cholesterol ratioCoronary artery diseaseC-reactive proteinTotal cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratioCholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratioHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinTriglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratioGastric bypassRisk factorsCholesterol ratioMumol/LLipoprotein cholesterolTotal cholesterolBiochemical markersHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMean body mass indexGastric bypass patientsLipid-lowering medicationsPreventable risk factorsBody mass indexCertain biochemical markersSingle academic institutionCause of death