Cardiovascular diseases in the ageing dog: Diagnostic and therapeutic problems

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 555-560

  Guglielmini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiac diseases; Dog; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BENAZEPRIL; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; PIMOBENDAN; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOG; HEART DILATATION; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; LUNG CONGESTION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PERICARDIECTOMY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0141514582     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000014216.73396.f6     Document Type: Article

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