American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery 29th Annual Scientific Meeting

NEW DATA ON OBESITY, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND NEWER METHODS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY 29TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY (ASMBS) IN SAN DIEGO FROM JUNE 20 TO JUNE 22, 2012 DATA PRESENTATIONS: HOT STUDIES AND STORIES • Cleveland Clinic study provides insight on impact of surgery on prevention or elimination of a dreaded complication of Type 2 diabetes that proved even surprising to the group that published landmark findings on diabetes surgery in New England Journal of Medicine earlier this year • Duke study shows race may be factor in weight loss after surgery in certain circumstances; another study from Albert Einstein Health Care Network shows race and gender may play a role • Researchers from Stanford University say their study is the first to demonstrate a long-term and sustained cardiac benefit for gastric bypass across 11 known risk factors after seven years • New data on sleeve gastrectomy from Cleveland Clinic Florida, Stanford University and Naval Medical Center show how the increasingly popular procedure stacks up in terms of safety and effectiveness compared to more established procedures as the federal government considers Medicare coverage of gastric sleeve for the first time • University of Massachusetts Medical Center study identifies which gastric bypass patients have the greatest chance for diabetes remission and say initial weight or subsequent weight loss are not the most important factors • Research from the University of California, San Francisco, a leading transplant center, finds a certain bariatric procedure improves candidacy for organ transplantation • New studies on robotic-assisted gastric bypass and chronic kidney disease will also be presented LOCATION: San Diego Convention Center – 111 West Harbor Drive – San Diego, California 92101 --- Studies and News Release Available for Review --- CONTACT: Keith Taylor (212) 527-7537 [email protected] Read more