Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 577-585, November 2007

Do current body mass index criteria for obesity surgery reflect cardiovascular risk?

This work was presented at the 2005 American Society for Bariatric Surgery Meeting in poster form.

  • Edward H. Livingston, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas
    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Edward H. Livingston, M.D., F.A.C.S., Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Room E7-126, Dallas, TX 75390-9156.
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  • Manisha Chandalia, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas
    • ,
  • Nicola Abate, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas

Received 11 April 2007; received in revised form 21 July 2007; accepted 27 July 2007. published online 16 October 2007.

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PII: S1550-7289(07)00574-6

doi:10.1016/j.soard.2007.07.013

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 3, Issue 6 , Pages 577-585, November 2007

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