Symptomatic sinus bradycardia following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A case series

• DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2024.02.016
• Publication Date: 2024-03-01T04:31:20Z
• Authors: David J. King; Crystal Johnson-Mann; Ramil Goel; Kun Xiang
• Keywords: Sleeve gastrectomy; Sinus bradycardia; Sinus (botany); Presentation (obstetrics)

Obesity creates many health challenges for patients and the physicians who care them. While weight loss following bariatric surgery often yields improvement of comorbidities related to obesity, it also causes unanticipated changes in underlying physiology. We present cases 2 young with morbid obesity underwent sleeve gastrectomy postoperatively developed symptomatic sinus bradycardia. These instances emphasize presentation, nuance, potential complications involved treating bradycardia induced by this patient population.