Statin use trajectories postbariatric surgery: a matched cohort analysis
MBS results in a significant discontinuation of statins among baseline users, and significantly decreased the initiation of medications among individuals who were statin naive at baseline. This demonstrates that MBS is both a treatment and preventative measure for dyslipidemia.
Authors
- Elizabeth Wall‐Wieler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2480-8875)
- Feibi Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-5566)
- Michael A. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4811-0789)
- Yuki Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7806-9325)
- Anyull D. Bohorquez Caballero
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2024.08.043
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Intuitive Surgical