title: Bariatric surgery for a patient with a HeartMate II ventricular assist device for destination therapy.
abstract: A patient with a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device who had a body mass index of 52 needed gastric bypass surgery in order to qualify for a heart transplant. Unlike previous experience in which the surgery was performed at the implant hospital, the gastric bypass surgery in this case was performed at a bariatric center of excellence that was a separate facility from the implant hospital. The artificial heart program of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center worked with the bariatric center of excellence in scheduling the gastric bypass surgery using a multidisciplinary team approach at 2 hospitals to coordinate safe, high-quality patient care in a unique situation.
authors: UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. lockardk@upmc.edu
authors: Kathleen L
authors: KL
authors: Lockard
authors: Carrie
authors: C
authors: Allen
authors: Douglas
authors: D
authors: Lohmann
authors: Donald A
authors: DA
authors: Severyn
authors: Richard D
authors: RD
authors: Schaub
authors: Kelly E
authors: KE
authors: Kauffman
authors: Jeffrey R
authors: JR
authors: Hodges
authors: Lorna
authors: L
authors: Woodhall
authors: Ramesh
authors: R
authors: Ramanathan
authors: Jeffrey J
authors: JJ
authors: Teuteberg
authors: Chad E
authors: CE
authors: Eckert
authors: Robert L
authors: RL
authors: Kormos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010414:Pennsylvania; D019990:Perioperative Care