Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients with ventricular assist devices: a data note

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients with ventricular assist devices: a data note

Abstract Objectives Patients with end-stage heart failure (ESHF) treated with ventricular assist devices (VADs) tend to gain weight after implantation, which is associated with higher complication rates and is a contraindication for heart transplantation (HT). The objective was to analyze the outcom...

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Main Authors: Adrian daSilva-deAbreu, Kiran Garikapati, Bader Aldeen Alhafez, Sapna Desai, Clement Eiswirth, Selim Krim, Hamang Patel, Carl J. Lavie, Hector O. Ventura, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Stacy A. Mandras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Heart failure
Ventricular assist devices
Heart-assist devices
Bariatric surgery
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Weight loss
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05272-2

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