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Independent predictors of immediate and long-term results after pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty in dogs.
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PMID:  21277844     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVES: Determine whether valve morphology, pulmonary annulus diameter, aortic/pulmonic annulus ratio, balloon-to-annulus ratio (BAR), pre-pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty (PBV), Doppler gradient, and residual Doppler gradient are independent predictors of immediate and long-term results after PBV in dogs as in humans. ANIMALS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study. Medical records of dogs that underwent PBV, from January 1999 to December 2008 were reviewed. All dogs with pre- and immediate (24 h) post-PBV echocardiographic examination were included. 126 dogs were selected. Immediate outcome was optimal when the dog survived the PBV and Doppler gradient was ≤50 mmHg. Long-term outcome (1 year) was optimal when the dog survived at least 1-year follow-up without symptoms and Doppler gradient was ≤50 mmHg. RESULTS: Only pre-PBV Doppler gradient was identified as a significant independent predictor of immediate results (P < 0.001; OR 0.97, CI 0.96-0.98). Pre-PBV Doppler gradient and residual Doppler gradient were the only independent predictors of long-term results (P = 0.036; OR 0.98, CI 0.96-0.99 and P = 0.005; OR 0.95, CI 0.92-0.98, respectively). CONCLUSION: In dogs as in humans higher pre-PBV Doppler gradient is one of the most important independent predictor of suboptimal immediate and long-term results after PBV and must be considered before scheduling this procedure. Moreover higher valvar residual Doppler gradient is an important independent predictors of suboptimal long-term results.
Authors:
Chiara Locatelli; Oriol Domenech; Joel Silva; Pedro Oliveira; Elisabetta Sala; Paola Giuseppina Brambilla; Claudio Bussadori
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1875-0834     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101163270     Medline TA:  J Vet Cardiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie, Sezione di Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Via Celoria 10, 20131 Milano, Italy.
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