Obesity
Findings from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine provide new insights into obesity
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, November 3rd, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Although obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, it is not clear whether obesity increases the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Increasing evidence suggests that both obesity and renal insufficiency are associated with increased systemic inflammation, thrombogenicity, and endothelial dysfunction."
"Cardiac surgical patients with comorbid obesity and renal insufficiency might thus be at greater risk for systemic proinflammatory and thrombotic states, which in turn might increase the risk of adverse perioperative outcomes....
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