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
2018
Comorbidity Remission Following Intragastric Dual Balloon Placement
Garcia L, Vajanaphanich S, Morton JM. Comorbidity Remission Following Intragastric Dual Balloon Placement. Obesity Surgery 2018, 29: 353-355. PMID: 30382461, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3564-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbidity remissionBalloon placementDual balloonWeight lossWeight loss 6Treatment of obesityEarly-stage obesityBalloon insertionBiochemical improvementBlood pressureSingle institutionLipid profileEfficacious interventionsDemographic dataPatientsRemissionObesityMonthsSignificant improvementBalloonBiochemical dataPlacementBariatric Surgery: Current State of Affairs
Blevins K, Azagury D, Morton J. Bariatric Surgery: Current State of Affairs. 2018, 17-20. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93545-4_2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Obesity in America
Rosenthal RJ, Morton J, Brethauer S, Mattar S, De Maria E, Benz JK, Titus J, Sterrett D. Obesity in America. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 13: 1643-1650. PMID: 28935198, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of obesityDisease of obesityBest treatment modalityTreatment of obesityUS household populationConsequences of obesityGeneral US populationSerious health problemHIV infectionExcess weightObesity treatmentTreatment modalitiesTreatment optionsUniversity HospitalHeart diseaseObese AmericansEarly deathObesityHealth problemsUS populationMental illnessDiseaseWeight lossProbability-based panelOversamples of blacks
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