RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy for obesity-associated hypertension JF Journal of Investigative Medicine JO J Investig Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 730 OP 735 DO 10.1136/jim-2020-001586 VO 69 IS 3 A1 Erik Matthew Johnsen A1 Gursukhmandeep Sidhu A1 Jason Chen A1 Rachel Moore A1 Thierry Le Jemtel A1 Rohan Samson YR 2021 UL http://hw-f5-jim.highwire.org/content/69/3/730.abstract AB Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) reduce blood pressure (BP) in obese patients with hypertension (HTN). We compared the effect of RYGB and SG on BP in obese patients with HTN at a large-volume, private bariatric surgery center using a propensity score analysis. The measurement and management of BP were exclusively left to the patient’s provider without any involvement of Tulane investigators. At month 1, RYGB and SG equally decreased: (1) mean body weight: 12.7 vs 13.2 kg (p=not significant (NS)) (2) systolic/diastolic BP: 8.5/5.3 vs 8.0/4.2 mm Hg (p=NS) and (3) average number of antihypertensive medications from 1.5 to 0.8 and from 1.6 to 0.6 per patient (p=NS). From month 1 to 12, BP remained unchanged after RYGB but tended to increase from month 6 to 12 after SG. Remission of HTN occurred in 52% and 44% of patients after RYGB and SG. In contrast to the full effect of RYGB and SG on BP at 1 month, body weight decreases steadily over 12 months after RYGB and SG. In conclusion, early after surgery, RYGB and SG equally reduce BP in obese patients with HTN. Thereafter, RYGB has a more sustained effect on BP than SG.