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Use of auscultation and Doppler echocardiography in Boxer puppies to predict development of subaortic or pulmonary stenosis.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Jenni S, Gardelle O, Zini E, Glaus T M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Boxers are predisposed to subaortic and pulmonic stenosis (SAS, PS). Screening of puppies may be useful in estimating the risk of their developing a defect that potentially compromises life expectancy or exercise tolerance. HYPOTHESIS: Presence of SAS or PS in adult Boxers can be predicted by auscultation and Doppler echocardiography at 9-10 weeks of age. ANIMALS: Eighty-five Boxer puppies examined at...
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