The effect of bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices: A review of the literature

Julia Grapsa, Timothy C. Tan, Stavroula A. Paschou, Andreas S. Kalogeropoulos, Avi Shimony, Thomas Kaier, Ozan M. Demir, Sameh Mikhail, Sherif Hakky, Sanjay Purkayastha, Ahmed R. Ahmed, Jonathan Cousins, Petros Nihoyannopoulos

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Abstract

Obesity is the new epidemic and is associated with an increased risk of diastolic and systolic heart failure. Effective treatment options with drastic results such as bariatric surgery have raised interest in the possible reversal of some of the cardiovascular sequelae. Many studies have assessed individually the effect of weight loss on specific echocardiographic indices, mostly employing nonhomogeneous groups. The purpose of this narrative review is to summarise the effect of bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices of biventricular function and to help in the understanding of the expected echocardiographic changes in bariatric patients after weight-loss surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1224-1230
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation
Volume43
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bariatric
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Echocardiography
  • Imaging
  • Obesity
  • Surgery

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