title: Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Effective, But Is It Safe?
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia (M.A.A.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.P.). alpertm@health.missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alpert
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia (M.A.A.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.P.).
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pritchett
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
keywords: Editorials; bariatric surgery; heart failure; myocardial infarction; obesity; weight loss