THORACIC RADIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES IN 200 DOGS WITH SPONTANEOUS HEARTWORM INFESTATION

摘要: Thoracic radiographs of 200 dogs with spontaneously occurring heartworm disease were reviewed. Radiographs 28 (14%) normal. In the remaining 172 various combinations cardiopulmonary abnormalties found. The most frequently observed combination, noted in 61 dogs, was right ventricular, main pulmonary, and cranial lobar pulmonary artery enlargemetn. Dogs severe increse one parameter generally had increase other two parameters also. One hundred five a normal size. Thus, size, when normal, is not sensitive indicator absence disease. There statistically significant positive relation between size caudal vena cava that ventricle.