Study: Obesity Surgery In Younger Patients Could Reverse Cardiac Problems

“What we found was that the cardiac structure and function in these extremely obese adolescents scheduled for bariatric surgery was much more impaired than one might have thought,” said John Bauer, PhD with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

The hearts and function of super-morbidly obese adolescents before undergoing bariatric surgery -- were that of middle-aged persons. 

After bariatric surgery -- the teens' hearts underwent change -- reverting to a healthier state.

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• Video - http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9295533
• Study - http://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(12)00808-1/abstract