Bariatric Surgery Provides a “Bridge to Transplant” for Morbidly Obese Patients with Advanced Heart Failure and May Obviate the Need for Transplantation

[1] Mehra MR(2006)Listing criteria for heart transplantation: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines for the care of cardiac transplant candidates—2006 J Heart Lung Transplant U S 24 1024-42

[2] Kobashigawa J(2010)The effect of body mass index on survival following heart transplantation: do outcomes support consensus guidelines? Ann Surg 251 144-52

[3] Starling R(2009)Impact of recipient body mass index on organ allocation and mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation J Heart Lung Transplant 28 1150-7

[4] Russo MJ(2004)Impact of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure, function and clinical manifestations in morbid obesity Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther Engl 2 193-201

[5] Hong KN(2006)Obesity and cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology, evaluation, and effect of weight loss: an update of the 1997 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Obesity and Heart Disease from the Obesity Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Circulation US 113 898-918

[6] Davies RR(1993)Anaesthesia for laparoscopic general surgery Anaesth Intensive Care 21 163-71

[7] Weiss ES(2001)Physiologic changes during laparoscopy Anesthesiol Clin N Am 19 1-19

[8] Allen JG(2002)Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery Anesth Analg 95 1793-805

[9] Russell SD(1993)Hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy Anesth Analg 76 1067-71

[10] Shah AS(1997)Hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with severe cardiac disease J Clin Anesth 9 261-5

[1] Mehra MR(2006)Listing criteria for heart transplantation: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines for the care of cardiac transplant candidates—2006 J Heart Lung Transplant U S 24 1024-42

[2] Kobashigawa J(2010)The effect of body mass index on survival following heart transplantation: do outcomes support consensus guidelines? Ann Surg 251 144-52

[3] Starling R(2009)Impact of recipient body mass index on organ allocation and mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation J Heart Lung Transplant 28 1150-7

[4] Russo MJ(2004)Impact of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure, function and clinical manifestations in morbid obesity Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther Engl 2 193-201

[5] Hong KN(2006)Obesity and cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology, evaluation, and effect of weight loss: an update of the 1997 American Heart Association Scientific Statement on Obesity and Heart Disease from the Obesity Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Circulation US 113 898-918

[6] Davies RR(1993)Anaesthesia for laparoscopic general surgery Anaesth Intensive Care 21 163-71

[7] Weiss ES(2001)Physiologic changes during laparoscopy Anesthesiol Clin N Am 19 1-19

[8] Allen JG(2002)Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery Anesth Analg 95 1793-805

[9] Russell SD(1993)Hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy Anesth Analg 76 1067-71

[10] Shah AS(1997)Hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with severe cardiac disease J Clin Anesth 9 261-5