LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANT FOR PATIENTS WITH LVAD

Monday, February 13, 2023

7:00am – 8:00am East Coast USA Time

Presenter(s)

JH

Justin Hsu, MD

Fellow
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Principal Contact(s)

SW

Sarah Weiner, MD

United States

Objectives: To discuss the special technical and peri-operative considerations of performing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on a patient with LVAD so that they may a candidate for heart transplant.

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