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- Author
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Fister, Kristina
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MEDICAL research , *MEDICAL journalism , *BARIATRIC surgery , *LONGEVITY , *ISCHEMIA , *BLOOD pressure testing machines , *MUSCLE injuries , *PREVENTIVE medicine , *CORONARY artery bypass , *HYPERTENSION in children , *PEDIATRIC cardiology , *MEDICAL care , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
This article presents summaries of papers from other medical journals. Studies done on bariatric surgery show that the surgery prolongs life in obese people. Research in the U.S. showed that preoperative ischaemia of the arm reduced heart muscle injury during bypass surgery. A study of hypertension in children and teenagers demonstrated that the condition is often unrecognised in children in the U.S.
- Published
- 2007