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Cardiac Function Recovery Following LVAD Implantation and Bariatric Surgery in a Morbidly Obese Patient
Author(s) -
Leviner Dror B.,
Keidar Andrei,
BenGal Tuvia,
Medalion Benjamin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12404
Subject(s) - medicine , morbidly obese , ventricular assist device , surgery , sleeve gastrectomy , cardiac function curve , cardiology , heart failure , weight loss , gastric bypass , obesity
We present a morbidly obese 44‐year‐old female who underwent Thoratec HeartMate II left ventricular assist device implantation. The patient subsequently underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and removal of the LVAD following improvement in her cardiac function. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12404 (J Card Surg 2014;29:740–742)