Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Function by Conventional and Speckle‐Tracking Echocardiography in Dogs with Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Function by Conventional and Speckle‐Tracking Echocardiography in Dogs with Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Background Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most common congenital heart defects in dogs. Advanced echocardiographic techniques such as speckle‐tracking echocardiography (STE) have not been extensively used to evaluate cardiac function in affected dogs. Hypothesis Advanced echocardiograp...

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Main Authors: I. Spalla, C. Locatelli, A.M. Zanaboni, P. Brambilla, C. Bussadori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Congenital heart disease
Dogs
Strain
Strain rate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13938

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https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13938

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