Key result
Weight loss after gastric banding is linked to a ~10% reduction in left ventricular mass.
Why the study?
Does significant weight loss via laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding reduce left ventricular mass and pericardial fat in morbidly obese patients?
Cohort (n=11)
No
Does significant weight loss via laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding reduce left ventricular mass and pericardial fat in morbidly obese patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 117% vs 130%
p-value: p=0.003
Significant weight loss in morbid obesity is accompanied by a marked regression of left ventricular hypertrophy, which correlates with a reduction in pericardial fat rather than total weight loss.
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Schneiter et al. (2011) conducted a cohort in Morbid obesity (n=11). Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding vs. Baseline (pre-surgery) was evaluated on Left ventricular mass (LVM) (p=0.003). Significant weight loss following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in morbidly obese patients reduced left ventricular mass from 130.0 g to 117.0 g and pericardial fat volume by 34.4 ml.
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