Abstract | OBJECTIVE: ANIMALS: Ten client-owned dogs. METHODS: RESULTS: Pulmonary alveolar infiltrates associated with pulmonary hypertension developed in a diffusely patchy distribution (10/10). Sixty percent of dogs had a suspected diagnosis of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis as the etiology of pulmonary hypertension. Median PRE clinical score was 4 (range: 3-4) compared to POST score of 0 (0-2) (p = 0.005). Median alveolar infiltrate score PRE was 10 (5-12) compared to POST score of 4 (0-6) (p = 0.006). Median tricuspid regurgitation gradient PRE was 83 mmHg (57-196) compared to 55 mmHg POST (33-151) (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Heidi B Kellihan, Kenneth R Waller, Alyssa Pinkos, Howard Steinberg, Melissa L Bates |
Journal | Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology
(J Vet Cardiol)
Vol. 17
Issue 3
Pg. 182-91
(Sep 2015)
ISSN: 1875-0834 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 26293206
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
- Sildenafil Citrate
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Topics |
- Animals
- Dog Diseases
(pathology)
- Dogs
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
(drug therapy, pathology, veterinary)
- Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Pulmonary Alveoli
(pathology)
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
(etiology, pathology, veterinary)
- Sildenafil Citrate
(therapeutic use)
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