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A clinical study on velocity patterns of pulmonary venous flow in canine heartworm disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10720187     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study, we evaluated methods of determining the velocity patterns of pulmonary venous flow (PVF) in dogs and then investigated the relationship of the patterns to cardiac functions in heartworm disease (HD) by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). The results revealed that there was a good correlation between PVF patterns determined by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and TTE in animals lying on their left sides. The measurement of S and D wave velocities (PVS and PVD) by TTE was shown to allow clinical determination of the velocity patterns of PVF in dogs. The HD groups showed significant increases in PVS and PVD, and S and D wave time-velocity integrals (S-TVI and D-TVI) of the right cranial lobe PVF, when compared with the normal group, as determined by TTE (P<0.05). In contrast, the HD groups produced significant decreases in PVD and D-TVI of the right caudal lobe PVF compared with the normal group (P<0.05), and a significant increase in the ratio of S-TVI to (S-TVI + D-TVI) (P<0.05). It is, therefore, suggested that measurement of the velocity patterns of the right cranial and caudal lobe PVF could be one method of assessing the stages of obstructive lesions in the pulmonary artery.
Authors:
T Shibata; Y Wakao; M Takahashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science     Volume:  62     ISSN:  0916-7250     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vet. Med. Sci.     Publication Date:  2000 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-04-13     Completed Date:  2000-04-13     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105360     Medline TA:  J Vet Med Sci     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dirofilariasis / physiopathology*
Dog Diseases / physiopathology*
Dogs
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / veterinary
Pulmonary Circulation*
Pulmonary Veins
Regional Blood Flow

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