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 ,Revised 21 July 2007 ,Accepted 27 July 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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