However, there are not enough bariatric surgery centers to treat nearly all those who could benefit from this procedure
To assess this, randomized trials typically evaluate the primary outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which includes cardiovascular death, non-fatal stroke, and non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI)
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Part of it is weight [loss], but other factors may be contributing as well better glycemic controls, anti-inflammatory effects. More research is necessary and inevitable especially studies looking at the newer weight-loss formulations of GLP-1 medications, says Benjamin Liu, another resident physician at Case Western and co-author of the ASCO study