title: Simultaneous left ventricular assist device placement and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a bridge to transplant for morbidly obese patients with severe heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas; Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
authors.forename: Shinil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Heart Failure, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Igor D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gregoric
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Heart Failure, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Sriram S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Bindu H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Akkanti
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Heart Failure, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Kulvinder S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bajwa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*