Amgad Mentias, Milind Y Desai, Ali Aminian, Kershaw V Patel, Neil Keshvani, Subodh Verma, Leslie Cho, Miriam Jacob, Paulino Alvarez, A Michael Lincoff, Harriette G C Van Spall, Carolyn S P Lam, Javed Butler, Steven E Nissen, Ambarish Pandey
BACKGROUND: Utilization patterns of bariatric surgery among older patients with heart failure (HF), and the associations with cardiovascular outcomes, are not well known. METHODS: Medicare beneficiaries with HF and at least class II obesity from 2013 to 2020 were identified with Medicare Provider Analysis and Review 100% inpatient files and Medicare 5% outpatient files. Patients who underwent bariatric surgery were matched to controls in a 1:2 ratio (matched on exact age, sex, race, body mass index, HF encounter year, and HF hospitalization rate pre-surgery/matched period)...
February 2024: Circulation. Heart Failure