Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Quality of Life, Functional Capacity, and Symptoms in Patients with Heart Failure

Obesity is a risk factor for heart failure (HF), but the benefit of weight loss in HF is unknown. We assessed the effects of bariatric surgery (BSx) compared to non-operative treatment for morbid obesity on overall quality of life (QoL), functional capacity, and symptoms in 13 HF patients undergoing...

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Published in:Obesity surgery 2013-07, Vol.23 (7), p.1011-1015
Main Authors: Miranda, William R., Batsis, John A., Sarr, Michael G., Collazo-Clavell, Maria L., Clark, Matthew M., Somers, Virend K., Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Mass Index
Brief Communication
Disease Progression
Dyspnea - etiology
Dyspnea - prevention & control
Edema - etiology
Edema - prevention & control
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gastroplasty - methods
Heart failure
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - complications
Obesity, Morbid - physiopathology
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
United States
Weight Loss
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Summary:Obesity is a risk factor for heart failure (HF), but the benefit of weight loss in HF is unknown. We assessed the effects of bariatric surgery (BSx) compared to non-operative treatment for morbid obesity on overall quality of life (QoL), functional capacity, and symptoms in 13 HF patients undergoing BSx and six HF patients treated without surgery. In the BSx group, median age was 62, body mass index (BMI) was 55 kg/m 2 , and 5/13 were males; in the non-operative group, median age was 69, BMI was 42 kg/m 2 , and 1/6 were male. Median follow-up was 4.3 and 2.7 years, respectively. At follow-up, BMI was less in the BSx group (35 vs 47 kg/m 2 , p  
ISSN:0960-8923
1708-0428
DOI:10.1007/s11695-013-0953-8