The effect of bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices: A review of the literature

Julia Grapsa, Timothy C. Tan, Stavroula A. Paschou, Andreas S. Kalogeropoulos, Avi Shimony, Thomas Kaier, Ozan M. Demir, Sameh Mikhail, Sherif Hakky, Sanjay Purkayastha, Ahmed R. Ahmed, Jonathan Cousins, Petros Nihoyannopoulos

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    Abstract

    Obesity is the new epidemic and is associated with an increased risk of diastolic and systolic heart failure. Effective treatment options with drastic results such as bariatric surgery have raised interest in the possible reversal of some of the cardiovascular sequelae. Many studies have assessed individually the effect of weight loss on specific echocardiographic indices, mostly employing nonhomogeneous groups. The purpose of this narrative review is to summarise the effect of bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices of biventricular function and to help in the understanding of the expected echocardiographic changes in bariatric patients after weight-loss surgery.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1224-1230
    Number of pages7
    JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation
    Volume43
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Nov 2013

    Keywords

    • Bariatric
    • Bariatric surgery
    • Echocardiography
    • Imaging
    • Obesity
    • Surgery

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Clinical Biochemistry

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