Low intensity heart murmurs in boxer dogs: Inter-observer variation and effects of stress testing

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 178-185

  Hoglund K ^a   French, A ^b   Dukes Mcewan, J ^c   Haggstrom J ^a   Smith, P ^b   Corcoran, B ^b   Kvart, C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMUR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHONOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AUSCULTATION; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STANDARD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; AUSCULTATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MURMURS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDIGREE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 2442674381     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2004.tb00221.x     Document Type: Article

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