Two-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of the feline left atrium

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-119

  Abbott, Jonathan A ^a   MacLean, Heidi N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; MYOCARDIUM;

FELIDAE;

EID: 32344444944     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[111:TEAOTF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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