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Ali Aminian, ESC 2021 – Obesity and COVID-19

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Published Online: Sep 9th 2021

Dr Ali Aminian (Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA) kindly shared his thoughts on the association between obesity and COVID-19 and the results of his study on the association of prior metabolic surgery and bariatric surgery with COVID-19 severity from the virtual ESC Congress 2021.

Questions

  1. What have we learned about the association between obesity and COVID-19 outcomes? (0.18)
  2. Could you tell us a little about your study investigating the association of prior metabolic surgery and bariatric surgery with COVID-19 severity? (1.00)
  3. What were the methods of the study? (1.43)
  4. What were your findings? (3.40)
  5. What were the limitations of this study? (6.00)
  6. What future studies are ongoing or planned? (6.48)

Speaker disclosures: Dr Ali Aminian has received research support from Medtronic.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media and conducted by Heather Hall.

Filmed during a remote video call with Dr Ali Aminian as a highlight of ESC 2021, August 2021.

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