Echocardiographic evaluation of the right ventricular dimension and systolic function in dogs with pulmonary hypertension.

Tommaso VezzosiOriol DomenechGiulia CostaFederica MarchesottiLuigi VencoEric ZiniMaria Josefa Fernández Del PalacioRosalba Tognetti

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2018)

The RVEDA index can be used to evaluate RV size in dogs. It can provide additional information in dogs with PH and predict R-CHF. Severity of TR is the main determinant of RV enlargement in dogs with PH.

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