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Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death
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Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death

by  American Heart Association People with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of a second heart attack, major cardiovascular event, heart failure and death compared to people with similar medical histories who did not have weight-reduction surgery, according to new research published today in Circulation. “It is well...