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REGIONAL RIGHT VENTRICULAR (RV) FUNCTION AS DETERMINED BY GATED BLOOD POOL SPECT (GBPS) PROVIDES ADDITIVE VALUE TO EVALUATION OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (LVAD) IMPLANTATION

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Background: Pre-LVAD analysis of RV function is critical for surgical planning and determines operative outcome. Current imaging techniques have yielded limited success at predicting RV failure (RVF). GBPS is count… Click to show full abstract

Background: Pre-LVAD analysis of RV function is critical for surgical planning and determines operative outcome. Current imaging techniques have yielded limited success at predicting RV failure (RVF). GBPS is count based without geometric assumption, and allows global and regional RV function

Keywords: ventricular function; gbps; regional right; right ventricular; lvad; function

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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