Failure and Fatness: Could Surgical Management of Obesity Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalizations?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Mar 1;67(8):904-906. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.01.003.

Authors

Amanda R Vest¹, Philip R Schauer², James B Young³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, and Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 26916478
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.01.003

No abstract available

Keywords: bariatric surgery; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; obesity; weight loss.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Hospitalization / trends*
Humans
Male
Obesity / surgery*
Office Visits / trends*
Population Surveillance*