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Case Reports
. 2012 Mar 6;125(9):1178-82.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.022541.

Obesity and cardiovascular disease

Caroline M Apovian  1 , Noyan Gokce
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Case Reports

Obesity and cardiovascular disease

Caroline M Apovian et al. Circulation. .
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Surgical treatments for obesity. A, Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB). B, Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD). C, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). D, Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPDDS).
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