Usefulness of Tissue Doppler Imaging for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension in Canine Heartworm Disease

Usefulness of Tissue Doppler Imaging for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension in Canine Heartworm Disease

Background: <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> is a nematode that produces proliferative pulmonary endarteritis in dogs due to direct contact of the adult parasites with the intima layer of the pulmonary arteries, leading to irreversible severe structural damage and sustained pulmonary hypertens...

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Main Authors: Jorge Isidoro Matos, Sara Nieves García-Rodríguez, Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, Alicia Caro-Vadillo, Elena Carretón, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
heartworm
<i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>
pulmonary hypertension
echocardiography
tissue Doppler imaging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/23/3647

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