Survival characteristics and prognostic importance of echocardiographic measurements of right heart size and function in dogs with pulmonary hypertension.

Lance C VisserJames E WoodLynelle R Johnson

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2020)

Right atrial area, RV function (TAPSE < 3.23 mm/kg0.284 ), and right heart failure offer clinically relevant prognostic information in dogs with PH. Results support the quantitative assessment of right heart size and function in dogs with PH.

Keyphrases

heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
mycobacterium tuberculosis
left atrial
pulmonary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
mitral valve
cardiac resynchronization therapy
health information
free survival