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Review
. 2022 May;27(3):755-766.
doi: 10.1007/s10741-021-10078-w. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

Weighing in on heart failure: the potential impact of bariatric surgery

Tanuka Datta  1 , Andrew J Lee  2 , Rachel Cain  2 , Melissa McCarey  3 , David J Whellan  3
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Review

Weighing in on heart failure: the potential impact of bariatric surgery

Tanuka Datta et al. Heart Fail Rev. 2022 May.

Abstract

Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic with significant economic burden that carries with it impacts on every physiologic system including the cardiovascular system. Specifically, the risk of heart failure has been shown to increase dramatically in obese individuals. The purpose of this review is to provide background on the individual burdens of heart failure and obesity, followed by exploring proposed physiologic mechanisms that interconnect these conditions, and furthermore introduce treatment strategies for weight loss focusing on bariatric surgery. Review of the existing literature on patients with obesity and heart failure who have undergone bariatric surgery is presented, compared, and contrasted.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Decreased ventricular function; Heart failure; Metabolic syndrome; Weight loss.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest

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Several different bariatric surgery procedures
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