Echocardiographic measurement of left atrial dimension in healthy cats and cats with left ventricular hypertrophy;Echokardiographische untersuchung der linksatrialen größe bei gesunden katzen und katzen mit linksventrikulärer hypertrophie

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 331-340

  Maerz, Imke ^a   Schober, K ^b   Oechtering, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Echocardiography; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; LA Ao ratio; Left atrium; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750619560     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1622547     Document Type: Article

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