CV Outcomes Six Months After Bariatric Surgery
All patients undergoing DSE eventually underwent bariatric surgery.
Surgical procedures performed included laparoscopic adjustable gastric
banding in 68%, vertical sleeve gastrectomy in 11%, vertical banded
gastroplasty in 10%, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 6%, and
biliopancreatic diversion with or without duodenal switch in 5%. There
were no CV complications during surgery or in the peri-operative period.
All patients were received follow-up in-person 6 months after surgery.
None were lost to follow-up. Based on an interim history, physical
examination and a 12-lead electrocardiogram performed during the
follow-up visit, no patients developed CV symptoms or complications.