Bariatric surgery as a treatment for heart failure: review of the literature and potential mechanisms

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 117-122

  Kindel, Tammy L ^a   Strande, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPLICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85032968849     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.09.534     Document Type: Article

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