Laparoscopic gastric bypass during left ventricular assist device support and ventricular recovery

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Aug;33(8):870-1. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.05.017. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

Authors

Ellen H Morrow¹, Carlos A Pellegrini¹, Nahush A Mokadam², Saurabh Khandelwal¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Surgery.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 25063533
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.05.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy*
Gastric Bypass / methods*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Recovery of Function / physiology
Stroke Volume / physiology
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology