Post-Transplant Survival of Morbidly Obese LVAD Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) who are morbidly obese cannot be easily bridged to heart transplantation (HT). Reported UNOS data show that the survival rate of such patients was low after HT. Some patients are obese at the time of LVAD implantation, whereas others become morbidly obese following LVAD implantation. We applied laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a treatment strategy and our study looked to determine its efficacy and safety.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: M. Akay, M. Alagoz, M. Ng, I.A. Salas de Armas, M.K. Jezovnik, M.K. Patel, K. Rajagopal, S. Kumar, M. Jumean, B.H. Akkanti, R. Radovancevic, S. Shah, K.S. Bajwa, B. Kar, I.D. Gregoric Tags: (835) Source Type: research