Echocardiographic assessment of the left ventricular outflow tract in the boxer

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 904-911

  Koplitz, S L ^a   Meurs, Kathyrn M ^a,b   Bonagura, J D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic velocity; Ejection murmur; Stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MALE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33748361334     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[904:EAOTLV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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