Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices, Beyond Just Bridging to Heart Transplantation
Obes Surg
.
2020 Dec;30(12):5123-5124.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-04966-7.
Epub 2020 Sep 8.
Authors
Adrian daSilva-deAbreu
1
2
3
,
Bader Aldeen Alhafez
4
,
Hamang Patel
5
6
,
Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer
7
,
Hector O Ventura
5
6
,
Carl J Lavie
5
6
,
Stacy A Mandras
5
6
Affiliations
1
John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA. adrianjdasilva@gmail.com.
2
Ochsner Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA, USA. adrianjdasilva@gmail.com.
3
Doctoral School, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain. adrianjdasilva@gmail.com.
4
Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
5
John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA.
6
Ochsner Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA, USA.
7
Doctoral School, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain.
PMID:
32895760
DOI:
10.1007/s11695-020-04966-7
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Gastrectomy
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery