Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients with ventricular assist devices: a data note | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients with ventricular assist devices: a data note | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

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

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 ...

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 and Stacy A. Mandras

Citation:BMC Research Notes 2020 13:439

Content type:Data note

 

Published on: 17 September 2020

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