Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Improves Systolic Function in Obese Patients With Heart Failure

Autor: Kathir Balakumaran, Ahmad Jabri, Faris Haddadin, Hani Hamade, Nicole Mae Lao, Safwan Gaznabi, Suhail Haddadin, Raul Angel Garcia, Tracy Schwab, Jennifer Shumiloff, Babaljeet Kaur, Sonya Dhanvanthari, Chantal Elamm
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Current problems in cardiology.
ISSN: 1535-6280
Popis: Obesity has become a worldwide public health issue. Many obese patients concomitantly suffer with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. There have been reports of improvement in left ventricular systolic function following significant weight loss after bariatric surgery. We sought to investigate this phenomenon within our institution. This was a retrospective single-center analysis of patients conducted between 2010 and 2019. The study included patients with morbid obesity (body mass index35 kg/m
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