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ArticleSaudi medical journal2022

Effect of bariatric surgery on cardiac function in obese patients: An echocardiographic assessment.

Mansur S Alqunai, Bandar S Assakran, Adel M Widyan, Annie Suresh, Abdullah A Alharbi, Osamah I Almosallam, Abdullah H Alromaih, Abdulrahman H Alashkar, Daliyah F Alotaibi, Rami M Abazid

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Article in Saudi medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mansur S AlqunaiFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Bandar S AssakranFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Adel M WidyanFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Annie SureshFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Abdullah A AlharbiFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Osamah I AlmosallamFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Abdullah H AlromaihFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Abdulrahman H AlashkarFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Daliyah F AlotaibiFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Rami M AbazidFrom the Department of Surgery (Alqunai, Assakran, Alharbi, Alromaih), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Buraidah, Qassim; from the Department of Mathematics (Widyan), College of Science, from the Department of Surgery (Almosallam, Alotaibi), College of Medicine, Qassim University; from the Department of Non-invasive Cardiology (Suresh), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center; from the Department of Surgery (Alashkar), Doctor Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Qassim; from the Department of Surgery (Alqunai), College of Medicine, Jouf University, Aljouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and from the Division of Cardiology (Abazid), London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Qassim University · SAKing Fahad Specialist Hospital · SAMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation · RUSan Diego Cardiac Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo analyze the clinical and echocardiographic changes in individuals with morbid obesity who underwent bariatric surgery.

methodsIn total, 59 obese patients with body mass index >35 kg/m

resultsThe mean patients' age was 37±12 years, with 40 (67.8%) women. We found that the pre-operative total cholesterol (4.2±1.1 vs. 4.4±1.1,

conclusionBariatric surgery resulted in a significant amelioration in lipid profile, reduction in LV mass, and LV cavity dimensions.

Indexed as

Bariatric SurgeryObesity, MorbidAdultEchocardiographyFemaleHumansLipidsMaleMiddle AgedVentricular Function, LeftLipidsbariatric surgeryleft ventricular massobesity

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PMID35675931
PMCPMC9389890
OpenAlexW4281694062

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