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 ...

Source: BMC Research Notes - September 17, 2020 Category: Research 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 Tags: Data note Source Type: research