Left Atrial Ejection Fraction Assessed by Real-Time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography in Normal Dogs and Dogs with Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease

Abstract

Conclusion and clinical importance: The wide variation of LAEF and the fact that LAEF does not appear to be an independent marker of disease severity suggest that the clinical importance of determining LAEF in dogs with MMVD might be limited.

Keywords

Chronic valvular disease; Left atrial end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes; Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography

Published in

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
2013, volume: 27, number: 4, pages: 884-889
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

SLU Authors

• Tidholm, Anna

  • Albano Animal Hospital

• Höglund, Katja

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Häggström, Jens

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ljungvall, Ingrid

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12113

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/51696