Study Results Suggest Less Invasive HeartMate 3 Implantation is a Safe and Effective Approach for Obese Patients

Historically, obesity was considered a relative contraindication to LVAD implantation with less invasive surgery (LIS). The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of obese patients who underwent LVAD implantation through LIS with those who received full sternotomy (FS) implantation.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - June 11, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Milica Bjelic, Brian Ayers, Frane Paic, Wendy Bernstein, Bryan Barrus, Karin Chase, Yang Gu, Jeffrey D. Alexis, Himabindu Vidula, Christina Cheyne, Sunil Prasad, Igor Gosev Source Type: research