Influence of Left Atrial Enlargement and Body Weight on the Development of Atrial Fibrillation: Retrospective Study on 205 Dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-241

  Guglielmini, C ^a,d   Chetboul, V ^b   Pietra, M ^a   Pouchelon, J L ^b   Capucci, A ^c   Cipone, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c Civile Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac diseases; Dog; Echocardiography; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMEGALY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMEGALY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034330230     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2000.0506     Document Type: Article

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