Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction
Obesity is a well-known major risk factor of cardiovascular disease and is associated with various comorbidities. The impact of obesity on pulmonary function remains unclear. Reductions in chest wall compliance and respiratory muscle strength due to a high percent body fat and localized fat distri...
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| description | Obesity is a well-known major risk factor of cardiovascular disease and is associated with various comorbidities. The impact of obesity on pulmonary function remains unclear. Reductions in chest wall compliance and respiratory muscle strength due to a high percent body fat and localized fat distribution contributes to impaired pulmonary function and the occurrence of adverse respiratory symptoms. Dietary modifications and pharmaceutical agents are not effective in the long-term treatment of obesity. Treatment of morbidly obese patients using bariatric surgery has increased each year, especially after the introduction of video laparoscopic techniques. Effective weight loss after bariatric surgery may improve cardiovascular disease risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, inflammation, chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Bariatric surgery has also been associated with significantly improved respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function. We currently present a review of principal studies that evaluated the effects of obesity on pulmonary function and the identification of anthropometric factors of obesity that correspond to the reversal of respiratory symptoms and impaired pulmonary function after bariatric surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99c81fdb6b3e48128ea49f97de7d5b3e2025-02-03T06:10:50ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162012-01-01201210.1155/2012/878371878371Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary DysfunctionYu-Feng Wei0Huey-Dong Wu1Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, TaiwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, TaiwanObesity is a well-known major risk factor of cardiovascular disease and is associated with various comorbidities. The impact of obesity on pulmonary function remains unclear. Reductions in chest wall compliance and respiratory muscle strength due to a high percent body fat and localized fat distribution contributes to impaired pulmonary function and the occurrence of adverse respiratory symptoms. Dietary modifications and pharmaceutical agents are not effective in the long-term treatment of obesity. Treatment of morbidly obese patients using bariatric surgery has increased each year, especially after the introduction of video laparoscopic techniques. Effective weight loss after bariatric surgery may improve cardiovascular disease risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, inflammation, chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. Bariatric surgery has also been associated with significantly improved respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function. We currently present a review of principal studies that evaluated the effects of obesity on pulmonary function and the identification of anthropometric factors of obesity that correspond to the reversal of respiratory symptoms and impaired pulmonary function after bariatric surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/878371 |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Feng Wei Huey-Dong Wu Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction Journal of Obesity |
| title | Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction |
| title_full | Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction |
| title_short | Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction |
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