Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in heart failure patients with left ventricular assist device

• Main Authors: Punchai, Suriya, Nor Hanipah, Zubaidah, Sharma, Gautam, Aminian, Ali, Steckner, Karen, Cywinski, Jacek, Young, James B., Brethauer, Stacy A., Schauer, Philip R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81198/1/BARIATIC.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81198/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30723879/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: There is limited data in the literature evaluating outcomes of bariatric surgery in severely obese patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to make them acceptable candidates for heart transplantation. This study aims to assess the safety and effectiveness of lapa...