The effect of significant weight loss after bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices: an observational study focusing on left ventricular deformation by 2D speckle echocardiography and right ventricular size.
Saeed SafariMozhgan ParsaeeMohammad MoradiMahdi HakiminejadParisa KoohsariFarnoosh LartiPublished in: The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (2024)
Bariatric surgery could enhance cardiac function, as proven by 2D speckle echocardiography. Changes in RV size may be related to weight loss and should be considered when assessing patients who have undergone bariatric surgery.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- left ventricular
- obese patients
- roux en y gastric bypass
- ejection fraction
- pulmonary hypertension
- gastric bypass
- end stage renal disease
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- heart failure
- mitral valve
- computed tomography
- aortic stenosis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- acute myocardial infarction
- left atrial
- newly diagnosed
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- glycemic control
- weight gain
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- body mass index
- patient reported
- insulin resistance