The Impact of Obesity on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Artif Organs · 2026 · PMC13206327 · PMID 41388040

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In our updated meta‐analysis, short‐term mortality did not differ significantly between obese and non‐obese patients, although there was a numerical trend toward lower early mortality in the obese group (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.59–1.08, p = 0.15), and follow‐up mortality at ≥ 1 year likewise showed no significant difference, with a similar trend favoring obese recipients (RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.56–1.17, p = 0.25).

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a nonsignificant trendno p-value reported

There was a nonsignificant trend favoring the obese group.

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