The impact of obesity on outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation: time to settle the debate

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Aug 3;62(3):ezac425. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac425.

Authors

Sameer Singh¹, Koji Takeda¹, Paul Kurlansky^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
² Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 35997561
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac425

No abstract available

Keywords: complications; left ventricular assist device; mortality; obesity.

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Editorial
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MeSH terms

Heart Failure* / physiopathology
Heart Failure* / surgery
Heart-Assist Devices* / adverse effects
Humans
Obesity / complications
Registries