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Syncope Secondary to Obesity?
Author(s) -
MUSCHART XAVIER,
BLOMMAERT DOMINIQUE
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/jce.12220
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric banding , obesity , laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding , syncope (phonology) , weight loss , morbid obesity , gastric bypass , obesity surgery , meal , surgery
Syncope Secondary to Obesity The frequency of obesity is increasing worldwide. The relationship between obesity and mortality is known. Bariatric surgery is well established in the treatment of morbid obesity to reduce weight permanently. Bariatric procedures are effective and influencing associated comorbidities. Adjustable gastric banding is a popular and effective bariatric operation in Europe for more than 10 years. Classic complications of gastric banding are known, but here we describe one more example. In this study, we report the case of a patient with gastric banding who presented with syncope after a meal.