Thickening of carotids changes before major weight loss after bariatric surgery.

Aim: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the developed world and developing countries. Among the risk factors on the rise, obesity carries major role, as it allows for other risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Treatments of obesity have been outstanding in the most extreme degrees, the bariatric surgery. Used in specific cases, surgery for obesity can reduce weight and decrease morbidity and mortality associated with high weight. Among the benefits of surgery, was noted a regression of a surrogate structural marker of atherosclerosis, measure thickness of the intima-media carotid ultrasound (IMT-C).