Rescue Bariatric Surgery for Obesity-induced Cardiomyopathy

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Rescue Bariatric Surgery for Obesity-induced Cardiomyopathy Srinivas Iyengar, MD, Carl V. Leier, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 119, Issue 12, Pages e5-e6 (December 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.056 Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure The time course of body weight, echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction and LV end-diastolic, minor-axis diameter before and after bariatric surgery in a young man with morbid obesity and heart failure secondary to obesity-cardiomyopathy. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, e5-e6DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.06.056) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions