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Volume 4, Number 2, April 2012, pages 127-129
Combined Ventricular Assist Device Placement With Adjustable Gastric Band (VAD-BAND): A Promising New Technique for Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Potential Cardiac Transplantation
Table
| Age (years) | Pre-op LVID-Diastolic (normal: 3.8 - 5.7 cm) | Pre-op LVID- Systolic (normal: 2.2 - 4 cm) | Pre-op BMI | Follow-up time (months) | Post-op LVID-Diastolic | Post-op LVID-Systolic | Post-op BMI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI: body mass index; LVID: Left Ventricle Index Dimension; Pre-op: preoperative; Post-op: postoperative. | ||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 7.4 cm | 6.0 cm | 46.6 | 14 | 4.8 cm | 4.0 cm | 34.71 |
| 2 | 36 | 6.8 cm | 5.6 cm | 43.7 | 5 | 4.5 cm | 3.6 cm | 38.55 |