Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Left Ventricular Structure and Function.

Diarmaid HughesAli AminianChao TuYuichiro OkushiYoshihito SaijoRickesha Wilson Nicholas Chan Ashwin KumarRichard A GrimmBrian P Griffin Wai Hong Wilson Tang Steven E Nissen Bo Xu

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2023)

This study has shown the long-term impact of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure and function, with reductions in left ventricular mass and improvement in left ventricular global longitudinal strain. These findings support the cardiovascular benefits of bariatric surgery.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
left ventricular
weight loss
obese patients
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
cardiac resynchronization therapy
heart failure
acute myocardial infarction
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
left atrial
ejection fraction
aortic valve