Echocardiographic evaluation of the left atrium of healthy dogs using the conventional M-mode and the bidimensional mode
The left atrium (LA) was evaluated through the bidimensional method (2-D) (short axis) and the relation left atrium:aorta (LA:Ao) in a group of 40 healthy adult dogs between 1.5 and 7 years of age and weights ranging from 3.2 to 38.3kg, and these values were compared to those in the conventional M-m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2012-06-01
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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=S0102-09352012000300009&lng=en&tlng=en |