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Doppler echocardiographic prediction of pulmonary hypertension in West Highland white terriers with chronic pulmonary disease.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Schober Karsten E, Baade Hanno
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is commonly diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography (DE) of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). However, TR may be absent or difficult to measure. HYPOTHESIS: Doppler-derived systolic time intervals of pulmonary artery (PA) flow may be used to predict PH in dogs. A...
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