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Familial subvalvular aortic stenosis in golden retrievers: inheritance and echocardiographic findings.
The Journal of small animal practice - 1 Apr 2012
Stern J A, Meurs K M, Nelson O L, Lahmers S M, Lehmkuhl L B
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the echocardiographic findings and pedigree analysis of golden retrievers with subvalvular aortic stenosis. METHODS: Seventy-three golden retrievers were evaluated by auscultation and echocardiography. A subcostal continuous-wave Doppler aortic velocity ê2·5 m/s and presence of a left basilar systolic ejection murmur were required for diagnosis of subvalvular aortic stenosis. Three...
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