Use of a modified surgical approach to the right atrium for retrieval of heartworms in a dog

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 208, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 692-694

  Kuntz, Charles A ^a,b   Smith Carr, Sarahlyn ^a   Huber, Michael ^a   Weigand, Claire ^a   Rankes, Gerald H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; THIACETARSAMIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARSENAMIDE; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLES; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0030098252     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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