Document Type
Poster
Original Publication Date
2016
Date of Submission
August 2016
Abstract
Morbidly obese patients requiring LVAD support encounter higher postoperative complications and wait longer for heart transplantation, however heart transplant and graft survival is comparable. Our study suggests that carefully selected morbidly obese patients should undergo LVAD placement and heart transplantation. However, our study was limited by a very small sample size and by the biases inherent to a retrospective data analysis.
Is Part Of
VCU School of Medicine MD Student Summer Research Fellowship Program Posters