scholarly journals Invited commentary for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in patients with heart failure and left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽  
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽  
Cardiac Transplantation ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure

Chronic heart failure

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demosthenes G. Katritsis ◽  
Bernard J. Gersh ◽  
A. John Camm
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
Cardiac Resynchronization ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure

The diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure are discussed. Medical therapy and indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), and transplantation are presented. Recommendations by the ACC/AHA and ESC on the management of patients with heart failure have been summarized and tabulated.

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