Factors influencing long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery.

Background: Bariatric surgery provides sustained weight loss and improves comorbidities. However, long term data has shown that patients gradually regain weight after 1 year. Several factors have been associated with poor weight loss after bariatric surgery.

Time Course of Blood Pressure Decrease After Bariatric Surgery in Normotensive and Hypertensive Patients.

Background: Bariatric surgery leads to remission of several obesity-related comorbidities, including hypertension. Although antihypertensive medication use is decreased after bariatric surgery, the exact time course of decrease in blood pressure after surgery is not known.

Methods: A database of patients undergoing bariatric surgery at our institute was used to study the effect of surgery on time course of blood pressure changes.