Utility of vertebral left atrial size and vertebral heart size to aid detection of congestive heart failure in dogs with respiratory signs

ES Ross, LC Visser, N Sbardellati… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Differentiating cardiogenic vs noncardiogenic causes of respiratory signs can
be challenging when echocardiography is unavailable. Radiographic vertebral left atrial size …

Development of an artificial intelligence-based method for the diagnosis of the severity of myxomatous mitral valve disease from canine chest radiographs

C Valente, M Wodzinski, C Guglielmini… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI) was developed and tested to classify
different stages of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) from canine thoracic …

Breed-specific values for vertebral heart score (VHS), vertebral left atrial size (VLAS), and radiographic left atrial dimension (RLAD) in pugs without cardiac disease …

PS Wiegel, R Mach, I Nolte, F Freise, C Levicar… - Plos One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This prospective study aims to establish reference ranges for vertebral heart score (VHS),
vertebral left atrial size (VLAS), and radiographic left atrial dimension (RLAD) in pugs. The …

The Thoracic Inlet Length as a Reference Point to Radiographically Assess Cardiac Enlargement in Dogs with Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease

D Marbella Fernández, V García, AJ Santana… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The present study investigates the hypothesis that the thoracic inlet heart
score (TIHS), a recently described method to assess the cardiac silhouette on dogs' chest …

The thoracic inlet heart size, a new approach to radiographic cardiac measurement

D Marbella Fernández, V García, AJ Santana… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The present study investigates the hypothesis that the thoracic inlet is a
suitable reference point for the assessment of the heart size on a right lateral radiographic …

Radiographic Left Atrial Size Measurement of Dogs in Different Mitral Valve Disease Stages with Four Different Methods

D Marbella Fernández, JA Montoya-Alonso - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Echocardiography and radiography are the two diagnostic imaging
methods recommended for the staging of mitral valve disease (MVD) in dogs. In the absence …

The heart to single vertebra ratio: A new objective method for radiographic assessment of cardiac silhouette size in dogs

D Costanza, A Greco, D Piantedosi… - Veterinary Radiology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vertebral heart size (VHS) is widely determined in clinical practice as an objective method to
assess the cardiac silhouette dimensions. However, a key limitation is that it is difficult to …

Radiographic cardiac indices for the evaluation of cardiac and left atrial sizes in healthy Wistar albino rats (Rattus norvegicus)

MA Çetinkaya, M Kaya - The Thai Journal of Veterinary …, 2022 - digital.car.chula.ac.th
This study was performed for the purpose of comparing vertebral heart score (VHS),
radiographic left atrial dimension (RLAD) and vertebral left atrial size (VLAS) values derived …

Vertebral heart score and vertebral left atrial size reference intervals in Jack Russell Terriers, Miniature Pinschers, and Brussels Griffons

GM Battinelli, N Piscitelli, L Murphy… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE The investigators' hypothesis is that Jack Russell Terriers (JRTs), Miniature
Pinschers (MPs), and Brussels Griffons (BGs) without underlying cardiac disease have …

[PDF][PDF] The quantitative evaluation of cardiac structures and major thoracic vessels dimensions by means of lateral contrast radiography in Wistar albino rats (Rattus …

M Kaya, MA Çetinkaya, D Besne - Veterinary Journal of Ankara …, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Cardiac diseases are seen in both pet (12) and laboratory (36) rats. Spontaneous
cardiomyopathy is reported to be relatively common in elderly rats, and the presence of left …