Bariatric Surgery Boosts Cholesterol Efflux, Potentially Reducing ASCVD Risk: Study

Iran: Researchers have found in a new study that bariatric surgery, especially sleeve gastrectomy (SG), significantly increases cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC), which may help lower the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) . The findings are from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Endocrinology by Tannaz Jamialahmadi and colleagues from the Medical Toxicology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Bariatric surgery is known to reduce cardiovascular risk by improving conditions such as dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension. However, researchers have increasingly focused on specific lipoprotein biomarkers—particularly low-density lipoproteins (LDL), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and their subf