Surgeon Q&A: Weight Gain After Heart Surgery

Weight gain after heart surgery is a common and unexpected complication experienced by patients. Sometimes patients can gain over 20 pounds in the days following a cardiac operation. In this video, Dr. Richard Kim, the Director of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, addresses this patient concern. (Video posted on May 6, 2025)