Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity and Ventricular Assist Devices Considered for Heart Transplantation: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
: Class II obesity ( ≥ 35 kg/m2) is a contraindication for heart transplantation (HT). Although few single-center studies (case reports/series and small cohorts) have reported promising outcomes of bariatric surgery (BS) in patients with obesity and ventricular assist devices (VADs), low sample sizes have made their a nalysis and interpretation challenging.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Adrian daSilva deAbreu, Bader Aldeen Alhafez, Yuhamy Curbelo-Pena, Carl J. Lavie, Hector O. Ventura, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Stacy A. Mandras Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
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