Echocardiographic analysis of dogs before and after surgical treatment of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome

Echocardiographic analysis of dogs before and after surgical treatment of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome

Brachycephalic dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) are a valuable animal model for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in humans. Clinical signs of upper airway obstruction improve after surgical treatment of BOAS, but the impact of surgery on morphology and function of the heart h...

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Main Authors: Maja Brložnik, Alenka Nemec Svete, Vladimira Erjavec, Aleksandra Domanjko Petrič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
dog
brachycephalic
BOAS
echocardiography
obstructive sleep apnea
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1148288/full

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