title: Effect of vertical banded gastroplasty on hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Operations for morbid obesity that are effective in inducing weight loss improve blood pressure, glycemic control and dyslipidemia. Our purpose was to study the effectiveness of VBG in improving hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemias in morbidly obese patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of a cohort of 80 morbidly, obese patients was conducted. Characteristics of patients were: mean age 37 years; gender: women 65, men 15; mean initial BMI 49.5 kg/m2; follow-up > 5 years in 52 patients. Blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels and glycemia were assessed preoperatively and 1, 3, 6, 12, 18 months and every year after VBG.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hypertension resolved in 65.5% of patients (38 of 58), serum cholesterol level became normal in 34.28% of patients (12 of 35), triglyceride level became normal in 77.77% (7 of 9) and diabetes resolved in 55.55% (5 of 9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Weight loss induced by VBG improves blood pressure, triglyceride levels and glycemia. The beneficial changes occur early in the postoperative period and last 5 years or more, despite of the trend to regain some weight. Improvements in risk factors were greater in patients with higher preoperative values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, San Juan Bosco, Zaragoza, Spain. lolada@terra.es
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arribas del Amo
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elía Guedea
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aguilella Diago
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez Díez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology