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

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