Table 3

Blood pressure and echocardiographic variables before and after biliopancreatic diversion surgery


Before
11 months later
Variability (%)

Systolic BP (mmHg)
120
125
+4.4%
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
70
74
+5.7%
LV mass index (g/m)1
128
108
-15.5%
EF (%)
62
65
+4.8%

BP: blood pressure EF: ejection fraction 1From [42]

Woods et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2004 3:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-3-5