Pulmonary thromboembolism in a heartworm-positive cat

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1037-1041

  Davidson, Benjamin L ^a   Rozanski, Elizabeth A ^a   Tidwell, Amy S ^a   Hoffman, Andrew M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DALTEPARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FILARIASIS; HEART MUSCLE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASPIRIN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DALTEPARIN; DIROFILARIASIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 33748351357     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[1037:PTIAHC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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