The goal of obesity management is to improve health. Sustained weight loss of more than
10% overall bodyweight improves many of the complications associated with obesity (eg …

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases in the United States
and worldwide. Obesity accounts for much of the risk for primary hypertension through …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Arterial hypertension is a leading cause of death globally. Due to ageing, the rising
incidence of obesity, and socioeconomic and environmental changes, its incidence …

Obesity has increased in prevalence worldwide and WHO has declared it a global epidemic.
Population-level preventive interventions have been insufficient to slow down this trajectory …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Background Obesity represents a major obstacle for controlling hypertension, the leading
risk factor for cardiovascular mortality. Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) plays an important role in the development of hypertension.
Thus, this review summarizes pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to …

Background Most of the evidence on bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is
based on observational studies and/or short-term follow-up in patients with obesity grade 3 …

The purpose of this study was to compare bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment on
blood pressure for patients with obesity. Nineteen RCTs (1353 total patients) were included …