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Clinical Anesthesiology

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Sleeve Gastrectomy Prior to Aortic Valve Replacement In a Morbidly Obese Patient With Aortic Stenosis

Joseph F. Answine, MD, FASA
Partner, Riverside Anesthesia Associates
Harrisburg, Pa.
John Mills, DO
Chief Resident, General Surgery,
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pinnacle Community General Campus
Harrisburg, Pa.
Luciano A. Dimarco, DO
Partner, Central Pennsylvania Surgical Associates
Harrisburg, Pa.
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Traditional thinking is that definitive aortic valve replacement must be performed prior to elective noncardiac surgery in patients with severe aortic valvular stenosis (AS), especially for