Echocardiographic Assessment of the Pulmonary Vein to Pulmonary Artery Ratio in Canine Heartworm Disease

Echocardiographic Assessment of the Pulmonary Vein to Pulmonary Artery Ratio in Canine Heartworm Disease

<b>Background:</b><i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> produces proliferative pulmonary endarteritis and pulmonary thromboembolism in infected dogs. The pulmonary vascular lesions lead to irreversible and persistent structural damage and, as a consequence, sustained precapillary pulmon...

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Main Authors: Jorge Isidoro Matos, Alicia Caro-Vadillo, Yaiza Falcón-Cordón, Sara Nieves García-Rodríguez, Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, Elena Carretón, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
<i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>
heartworm disease
pulmonary vein
pulmonary artery
PV:PA ratio
RPAD index
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/703

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