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Evaluation of pulmonary hypertension and clinical status in dogs with heartworm by Right Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index and other echocardiographic parameters
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent and severe phenomenon in heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis, mainly caused by intimal proliferation of the arteries and pulmonary thromboembolisms. Transthoracic echocardiography is the method of choice for diagnosing PH in dogs alth...
Autores principales: | Serrano-Parreño, B., Carretón, E., Caro-Vadillo, A., Falcón-Cordón, Y., Falcón-Cordón, S., Montoya-Alonso, J. A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330087/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28241783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2047-2 |
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