Chordae tendineae rupture in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease: Prevalence, survival, and prognostic factors (114 cases, 2001-2006)

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 258-264

  Serres, François ^a   Chetboul, Valérie ^a   Tissier, Renaud ^a   Sampedrano, Carolina Carlos ^a   Gouni, Vassiliki ^a   Nicolle, Audrey P ^a   Pouchelon, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Canine; Doppler; Echocardiography; Heart; Mitral regurgitation

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHORDA TENDINEA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; DIURETICS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHORDA;

EID: 34047172547     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[258:CTRIDW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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