The evaluation of bariatric surgery effect on cardiac structure and function using transthoracic echocardiography: a cohort study.

Firoozeh AbtahiMalek AtashbargMahdi RahmanianNader MoeinvaziriMehdi BazrafshanHanieh BazrafshanFarzaneh MoammerHelia BazroodiAbdolali ZolghadrasliHamed Bazrafshan Drissi

Published in: BMC surgery (2024)

Systolic and diastolic parameters refine significantly after bariatric surgery in patients with obesity. Bariatric surgery lead to significant cardiac structure and function improvement.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
heart failure
blood pressure
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
weight gain
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation