Reversible pulmonary hypertension associated with lungworm infection in a young cat

Journal of Veterinary Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 465-474

  Dirven, Mark ^a,b   Szatmári, Viktor ^b   Van Den Ingh, Ted ^c   Nijsse, Rolf ^d  

^a Dierenkliniek Rijen   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Valuepath Veterinary Pathology   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Feline; Heart failure; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

MILBEMYCIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CARDIOMEGALY; CAT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STRONGYLE INFECTION; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 84865521880     PISSN: 17602734     EISSN: 18750834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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