Ting Song1,2, Maureen N. Hood2,3,
Jeffrey A. Stainsby4, Vincent B. Ho2,3
1Global Applied Science Laboratory,
GE Healthcare, Bethesda, MD, United States; 2Radiology, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States; 3Radiology,
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States; 4Global
Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cardiac perfusion imaging is a recognized method for non-invasive evaluation for myocardial ischemia. There is currently limited report of myocardial perfusion applied in heart failure. In this study of tachycardia-induced heart failure in swine, perfusion shows delayed arrival time, delayed peak time, and reduced slope of enhancement in myocardium.