Quantitative assessment of velocities of the annulus of the left atrioventricular valve and left ventricular free wall in healthy cats by use of two-dimensional color tissue Doppler imaging

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-258

  Chetboul, Valérie ^a   Carlos Sampedrano, Carolina ^a   Tissier, Renaud ^a   Gouni, Vassiliki ^a   Saponaro, Vittorio ^a   Nicolle, Audrey P ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAT DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33344457607     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.2.250     Document Type: Article

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