Vascular Endothelium Changes After Bariatric Surgery (Endothelial Progenitor Cells)

Vascular Endothelium Changes After Bariatric Surgery

Improvement in cardiovascular mortality is related to changes in pathologic autoantibodies and in the number of circulating functional replicative competent endothelial progenitor cells (EPC's) after bariatric surgery.

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 Diabetes, Glucose > 200mg/dl, currently be ing treated with oral medications and HGA1c . 6.5, and BMI .35.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Type 1 Diabetes