Cardiac Function Recovery Following LVAD Implantation and Bariatric Surgery in a Morbidly Obese Patient

We present a morbidly obese 44-year-old female who underwent Thoratec HeartMate II left ventricular assist device implantation. The patient subsequently underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and removal of the LVAD following improvement in her cardiac function. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12404 (J Card Surg 2014;29:740-742)