Bariatric surgery in severe obesity and end-stage heart failure with mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to successful heart transplantation: A case report

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 798-799

  Caceres, M ^a   Czer, L S C ^a   Esmailian, F ^a   Ramzy, D ^a   Moriguchi, J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DESENSITIZATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; OBESITY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84875150830     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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