Elsevier

American Heart Journal

Volume 230, December 2020, Pages 59-62
American Heart Journal

Research Letter
In-hospital outcomes after bariatric surgery in patients with heart failure

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Based on the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient database in the United States, this study sought to evaluate real-world outcomes after bariatric surgery among patients with heart failure.

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