Left atrial size and contractile function in healthy dogs and dogs with chronic mitral valve disease

Left atrial size and contractile function in healthy dogs and dogs with chronic mitral valve disease

ABSTRACT: In humans, left atrial enlargement and reduced contractile functions are associated with adverse cardiovascular events and a poor prognosis in many dilatation of the left atrium occurs with the gradual evolution of chronic mitral valve disease and is well diseases. The left atrium is the m...

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Main Authors: Lilian C. Petrus, Jacqueline R. Castro, Matheus M. Mantovani, André M. Gimenes, Caio N. Duarte, Guilherme T. Goldfeder, Denise S. Schwartz, Maria Helena M.A. Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
Chronic mitral valve disease
heart
dogs
left atrial size
left atrial contractile function
left ventricular filling pressure
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