Chronic cor pulmonale secondary to pulmonary atherosclerosis in an African Grey parrot

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 234, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1055-1059

  Sedacca, Cassidy D ^a   Campbell, Terry W ^a   Bright, Janice M ^a   Webb, Brett T ^a   Aboellail, Tawfik A ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACUS; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COR PULMONALE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; LUNG DISEASE; PARACENTESIS; PARROT; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; LUNG DISEASES; PARACENTESIS; PARROTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE;

EID: 66549110910     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.234.8.1055     Document Type: Article

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