PRIOR BARIATRIC SURGERY CORRELATES WITH IMPROVED IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND DECREASED HOSPITALIZATION COST AND LENGTH OF STAY COMPARED TO MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIUM INFARCTION: A NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS FROM 2006 TO 2014

Previous studies have shown morbidly obese patients have lower in-hospital mortality when hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI). However, limited data is available regarding the effect of bariatric surgery on in-patient MI mortality. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) is a validated database