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Susan Thomas
Researcher at Cleveland Clinic
Publications - 5
Citations - 2413
Susan Thomas is an academic researcher from Cleveland Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Weight loss & Type 2 diabetes. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 2250 citations.
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Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes
Philip R. Schauer,Sangeeta R. Kashyap,Kathy Wolski,Stacy A. Brethauer,John P. Kirwan,Claire E. Pothier,Susan Thomas,Beth Abood,Steven E. Nissen,Deepak L. Bhatt,Deepak L. Bhatt +10 more
TL;DR: In obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, 12 months of medical therapy plus bariatric surgery achieved glycemic control in significantly more patients than medical therapy alone.
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Bariatric Surgery Versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients With Diabetes
Philip R. Schauer,Sangeeta R. Kashyap,Kathy Wolski,Stacy A. Brethauer,John P. Kirwan,Claire E. Pothier,Susan Thomas,Beth Abood,Steven E. Nissen,Deepak L. Bhatt +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors showed that the use of drugs to lower glucose, lipid, and blood-pressure levels decreased significantly after both surgical procedures but increased in patients receiving medical therapy only.
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Bariatric Surgery and the Gut Hormone Response
Susan Thomas,Philip R. Schauer +1 more
TL;DR: Bariatric surgery is reported to be the most effective method for achieving major, long-term weight loss, with weight loss ranges of 35%-40% lasting as long as 15 years, and the resultant metabolic changes have been linked to alterations in the gut hormones.
Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes Schauer PR, Kashyap SR, Wolski K et al. Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy in obese patients with diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 26. (Epub ahead of print)
Philip R. Schauer,Sangeeta R. Kashyap,Kathy Wolski,Stacy Brethauer,John P. Kirwan,Susan Thomas,Beth Abood,Steven E. Nissen,Deepak L. Bhatt +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the efficacy of intensive medical therapy alone versus medical therapy plus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy in 150 obese patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.