Heart to spine measurements to detect left atrial enlargement in dogs with mitral insufficiency

Heart to spine measurements to detect left atrial enlargement in dogs with mitral insufficiency

Abstract Background Radiography is useful to determine left atrial (LA) size when echocardiography is not available. Recently, the authors have described Radiographic Left Atrial Dimension (RLAD) as a new radiographic measurement to assess LA size. The objective of this study was to assess the clini...

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Main Authors: Xavier Sánchez Salguero, David Prandi, Francisco Llabrés-Díaz, Edgar G. Manzanilla, Llorenç Badiella, Claudio Bussadori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Irish Veterinary Journal
Subjects:
Dog
Left atrial size
Mitral valve disease
Radiographic measurement
RLAD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13620-019-0152-6

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