Search for dissertations about: "Cardiovascular Effects of the New Weight Loss"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Cardiovascular Effects of the New Weight Loss.

2. 1. Jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity : studies of the long-term effects

   Author : Anders Sylvan; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Jejunoileal bypass; Obesity; Surgery; Liver biopsy; Fibrinolytic system; Colonoscopy; Flow cytometry; Cancer risk;

   Abstract : This study was aimed at investigating adverse and beneficial long-term effects of jejunoileal bypass (JIB) sugery in obese patients. The JIB was the first widly used surgical procedure for treatment of morbid obesity. The weight loss was remarkable, but the procedure was declared not appropiate for obesity surgery in the late 1970's. READ MORE

4. 2. Cardiovascular health in children and adolescents with obesity : prevalence, prediction and supervised exercise

   Author : Pernilla Hedvall Kallerman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death worldwide and is preceded by a long process in which several cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are present, sometimes already in childhood. Some of these risk factors such as non-dipping blood pressure and microvascular endothelial dysfunction and possible associated factors are little studied among children with obesity. READ MORE

5. 3. Gene expression patterns in human adipose tissue in relation to fat mass and adipose depot

   Author : Kristina Linder Ekberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Obesity, especially excess amount of abdominal fat, predisposes to a high risk for cardiovascular disease. Cancer cachexia is characterized by a specific loss of white adipose tissue (WAT) and skeletal muscle mass, and is associated with decreased survival and poor response to chemotherapy. READ MORE