Symptoms of obese heart failure patients improved after bariatric surgery

Monday, November 15, 2010 - 11:04 in Health & Medicine

A small Mayo Clinic study has found that morbidly obese heart failure patients who undergo bariatric surgery gain long-lasting and meaningful improvements in disease symptoms and quality of life. The results were presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2010 in Chicago.

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