BILIRUBIN AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR FOR INOTROPE REQUIREMENT IN PATIENTS POST LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE IMPLANTATION

Right entricular failure is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Daily measurement of total Bilirubin(TB) is used as a marker of right heart function and its trend is plotted to ascertain worsening or improvement of right