Comparative Effectiveness of Gastric Bypass and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy for Hypertension Remission and Relapse: The ENGAGE CVD Study

Hypertension. 2021 Sep;78(4):1116-1125. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16934. Epub 2021 Aug 9.

¹ Department of Research and Evaluation (K.R., L.J.B., H.F., K.J.C.), Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena.
² Departments of Health Services and Pharmacy (A.B.), University of Washington, Seattle.
³ Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle (D.E.A.).
⁴ Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute, Department of Pharmacy (D.B.), University of Washington, Seattle.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (A.C.).
⁶ Regional Nursing Research Program (C.L.C.), Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena.
⁷ Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center, Harbor City, CA (B.B.K., E.C.M., R.E.Z.).
⁸ Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center, CA (P.N.K.).
⁹ Center for Healthy Living, Kaiser Permanente San Bernardino Medical Center, Fontana, CA (S.B.M.).

Abstract

[Figure: see text].

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; blood pressure; comparative study; gastrectomy; gastric bypass.