Assessment of left atrial function in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease by biplane simpson’s method
ABSTRACT The relationship between the diameter of the left atrium (LA) and aorta (Ao) is considered as a prognostic factor in chronic mitral valve disease. As the left atrium is a three-dimensional structure, methods based on measurement of the chamber volume can be more accurate than linear methods...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000501349&lng=en&tlng=en |