2019
Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery
Kitamura R, Morton J, Eisenberg D. Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery. 2019, 519-526. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27021-6_46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseCardiovascular diseaseBariatric surgeryObese populationWeight lossCholesterol-lowering medicationsIntentional weight lossWeight loss surgeryRisk factor improvementsTreatment of obesityCause of deathSignificant weight lossMarkers of diseaseArtery diseaseBlood pressureCAD riskAsymptomatic populationCessation effortsHeart diseaseRisk factorsPredictive valueAdult menStrong dataDiseaseSurgery
2017
Multi-modality surgical treatment for an increasingly common patient with morbid obesity and papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ichter ZA, Parthasarathy M, Morton JM. Multi-modality surgical treatment for an increasingly common patient with morbid obesity and papillary thyroid carcinoma. Journal Of Surgical Case Reports 2017, 2017: rjw200. PMID: 28603603, PMCID: PMC5460003, DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastric bypass surgeryCoronary artery diseasePapillary thyroid cancerProgression of diseasePapillary thyroid carcinomaMajority of casesMorbid obesityBypass surgeryMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionArtery diseaseSurgical treatmentPostoperative carePatient presentsThyroid cancerCommon patientsRadiation therapyThyroid carcinomaTherapeutic radiationNew diagnosisHealth disordersPhysicians faceDiseaseObesityPatients
2014
Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery
Eisenberg D, Morton J. Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery. 2014, 383-390. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1206-3_34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular diseaseBariatric surgeryObese populationWeight lossCholesterol-lowering medicationsIntentional weight lossWeight loss surgeryCoronary artery diseaseRisk factor improvementsTreatment of obesityCause of deathSignificant weight lossMarkers of diseaseArtery diseaseBlood pressureCAD riskAsymptomatic populationCessation effortsHeart diseaseRisk factorsPredictive valueAdult menStrong dataDiseaseSurgery
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