Bariatric surgery decreases the number of future hospital admissions for diastolic heart failure in subjects with severe obesity. Retrospective analysis of the US national inpatient sample (NIS) database.

Considerable evidence documents the effectiveness and efficacy of bariatric surgery (BaS) in reducing the prevalence and severity of obesity-related comorbidities. Diastolic heart failure (DHF) is a condition with considerable morbidity and mortality, yet recalcitrant to medical-therapy. Our objectives were to assess whether BaS is associated with a decrease in hospital admissions for DHF; and further assess its impact upon DHF hospital admissions among patients with hypertension (HTN) and coronary artery disease (CAD).
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: ASMBS Guidelines/Statements Source Type: research