Introduction Large breed (LB) dogs develop dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and
myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). Echocardiography is required for a definitive …

Radiographic assessment of heart size is important for clinical management of dogs with
cardiovascular disease (CVDz). We sought to compare the ability of vertebral heart size …

Background Differentiating cardiogenic vs noncardiogenic causes of respiratory signs can
be challenging when echocardiography is unavailable. Radiographic vertebral left atrial size …

Background Evaluation of left heart size helps determine disease severity in dogs with
myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). Hypothesis/Objectives Determine the ability of …

Introduction Staging of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) requires an
echocardiographic examination along with thoracic radiographs. The aims of this study were …

Background: Echocardiographic prediction of congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs has not
been prospectively evaluated. Hypothesis: CHF can be predicted by Doppler …

The most common cardiac measurements on thoracic radiography in veterinary medicine
are vertebral heart size (VHS) and vertebral left atrial size (VLAS). Previously published …

Although echocardiography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of cardio‐structural
disease, thoracic radiography is a rapid, cost‐effective, and widely accessible method for …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the usefulness of radiographic measures of the left atrium and
ventricle as surrogates for echocardiographic criteria in identifying dogs with stage B2 …

Introduction/objectives It has been proposed that vertebral left atrial size (VLAS) on thoracic
radiographs can be used to assess the left atrial enlargement in dogs with myxomatous …