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.