Vegetative bacterial endocarditis in dogs; echocardiography diagnosis and clinical signs |
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| Authors: | C W LOMBARD C D BUERGELT |
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| Institution: | Department of Medical Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, U.S.A.;*Experimental and Comparative Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Over a two-year period, three hundred and forty-five consecutive canine patients of a Cardiology Specialty Clinic were screened for signs of bacterial endocarditis. Ten dogs were identified to have echocardio-graphical signs suggestive of this disease. Their clinical and haematologic data are presented in tables, and the clinical diagnoses were confirmed by necropsies. The echocardiographic signs of bacterial endocarditis and the usefulness of this new technique are discussed. |
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