Cardiac function recovery following LVAD implantation and bariatric surgery in a morbidly obese patient

Dror B. Leviner; Andrei Keidar; Tuvia Ben-Gal; Benjamin Medalion

doi:10.1111/jocs.12404

Cardiac function recovery following LVAD implantation and bariatric surgery in a morbidly obese patient

Dror B. Leviner, Andrei Keidar, Tuvia Ben-Gal, Benjamin Medalion

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	740-742
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume	29
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.12404
State	Published - 1 Sep 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Cardiac function recovery following LVAD implantation and bariatric surgery in a morbidly obese patient

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