Bariatric Surgery for Congestive Heart Failure Patients Improves Access to Transplantation and Long-term Survival

ConclusionsWhen strict waitlist criteria were applied, bariatric surgery improved access to heart transplantation and thereby increased long-term survival compared with MWM. Morbidly obese CHF patients who anticipate need for heart transplantation should be encouraged to pursue surgical weight management strategies, necessitating discussion between bariatric surgeons, cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons for appropriate perioperative risk management.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research