Echocardiographic reference values in whippets

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-238

  Bavegems, Valérie ^a   Duchateau, Luc ^a   Sys, Stanislas U ^a   De Rick, André ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Heart; M mode; Reference value; Whippet

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DIASTOLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DIASTOLE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART DISEASES; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34247384726     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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