Does bariatric surgery improve clinical status in morbidly obese patients with severe systolic heart failure?
Bariatric surgery should be considered to improve clinical status in morbidly obese patients with severe systolic heart failure who have failed conventional therapy.
Bariatric surgery is safe and effective in patients with MO and severe systolic CHF, and should be considered in patients who have failed conventional therapy to improve clinical status.
Ramani et al. (2008) studied this question.