2010
Cardiac Arrest During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Bariatric Patient with Drug-Associated Long QT Syndrome
Woodard G, Brodsky JB, Morton JM. Cardiac Arrest During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Bariatric Patient with Drug-Associated Long QT Syndrome. Obesity Surgery 2010, 21: 134-137. PMID: 20383601, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0137-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong QT syndromeLaparoscopic RouxObese patientsCardiac arrestQT syndromeIntraoperative cardiac arrestBariatric surgery patientsGastric bypass surgeryProlonged QTc intervalY Gastric BypassGastric bypassBariatric patientsBariatric surgeryBypass surgeryElectrolyte disturbancesObese womenSurgery patientsMedication useQTc intervalCase reportCardiac stressorsTreatment strategiesPatientsCardiac physiologyRoux
2008
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese 18-year-old with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Waipa J, Dutta S, Albanese CT, Morton JM. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese 18-year-old with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Obesity Surgery 2008, 18: 332-335. PMID: 18193180, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9330-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgeryAdjustable gastric band surgeryLaparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingSurgical weight reductionUnderlying cardiac pathologyCardiac risk factorsAdjustable gastric bandingGastric band surgeryObstructive sleep apneaGastric bandingMultiple comorbiditiesSystemic hypertensionHypertensive cardiomyopathyCardiac dysfunctionObese malesSleep apneaSurgical interventionObese adolescentsCase reportRisk factorsHypertrophic cardiomyopathySurgical casesBand surgeryCardiac pathologyBehavioral therapy