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. 2022 May 1;79(5):644-645.
doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001249.

Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces BMI and Pill Count in Patients With LVAD

Hayley Billingsley  1   2 , Dave Dixon  3 , Amin Yehya  4 , Salvatore Carbone  1   2 , Antonio Abbate  1
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces BMI and Pill Count in Patients With LVAD

Hayley Billingsley et al. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

A. Yehya received honoraria from Merck, Zoll, Akcea Therapeutics, and CareDx. A. Abbate has received research support and honoraria from Novo-Nordisk. The remaining authors report no conflicts of interest.

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