Prevalence and characterization of pulmonary regurgitation in normal adult dogs.

Abstract

Prevalence of pulmonary regurgitation in normal adult dogs (n=30) was established by color Doppler echocardiographic evaluation. Pulmonary regurgitation was detected in 93% of dogs. Most dogs had regurgitation jets subjectively classfied as "trace" or "mild". Objective methods of classification of the regurgitation jets based on absolute measurements (mm; mm(2)) or measurements normalized to bodyweight (mm/kg; mm(2)/kg) did not agree completely with subjective classification. Most dogs (97%) had regurgitation jets <15 mm long and less than 10mm(2) in area.

• Authors: M Rishniw, H N Erb
• Journal: Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology (J Vet Cardiol) Vol. 2 Issue 1 Pg. 17-21 (May 2000) ISSN: 1875-0834 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 19081326 (Publication Type: Journal Article)