Weight Loss Surgery
Top in endocrinology: Sotagliflozin rejected by FDA; new lifestyle intervention guidelines
Sotagliflozin was not recommended for approval by the FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee for glucose control as an adjunct to insulin in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease..
50% of teens have micronutrient deficiencies 10 years after weight-loss surgery
SAN ANTONIO — Half of adolescents had two or more micronutrient deficiencies 10 years after metabolic and bariatric surgery, with deficiencies more common after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, according to a presentation at ObesityWeek.
GLP-1 use before weight-loss surgery rising, not linked to harmful outcomes
Among patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery, the proportion taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist in the year before their procedure rose sharply between 2018 and 2023, researchers reported.
Benefits of weight loss from bariatric surgery extend to blood pressure control
Bariatric surgery for weight loss was associated with improvements in blood pressure and antihypertensive use among patients with obesity compared with medical therapy and/or lifestyle management, a speaker reported.
Top in cardiology: Benefits of vitamin A, weight-loss surgery in those with heart failure
A cross-sectional study revealed that increased vitamin A intake may improve depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure.
In patients with obesity, gastric bypass impacts lipid levels more than low-energy diet
In patients with obesity, gastric bypass surgery plus a very low-energy diet reduced major atherogenic blood lipids to a greater degree than a very low-energy diet alone at 6 weeks, according to the results of the COCKTAIL trial.
Weight-loss surgery reduces heart events, death vs. usual care in obesity, sleep apnea
In patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, those who had weight-loss surgery had approximately 40% reduced risk for major adverse CV events and death compared with those who did not, according to the results of the MOSAIC study.
Sleeve gastrectomy may be effective for adults with obesity awaiting kidney transplant
Sleeve gastrectomy may be an effective option for adults with obesity who are kidney transplant candidates, according to a published data.
Adults with kidney disease, obesity eligible for transplant after weight-loss surgery
Adults with obesity and end-stage renal disease may qualify as kidney transplant candidates, according to a joint study between a bariatric and transplant surgery team.