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EFFECT OF LEFT VS. RIGHT RECUMBENCY ON THE VERTEBRAL HEART SCORE IN NORMAL DOGS
Author(s) -
GRECO ADELAIDE,
MEOMARTINO LEONARDO,
RAIANO VERA,
FATONE GERARDO,
BRUNETTI ARTURO
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.00406.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thorax (insect anatomy) , right heart , cardiology , anatomy
The effect of right vs. left recumbency on computation of the vertebral heart score (VHS) was assessed in 63 healthy dogs. The VHS was significantly higher in right lateral recumbency (9.8±0.6 vs. 9.5±0.8; P <0.0004). Gender and dog size did not significantly influence VHS values while there was more difference between left and right side measurements when considering the type of thorax ( P =0.055).