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Does left atrial function predict cardiac-related death within 1 year in dogs with chronic mitral valvular heart disease?
Does left atrial function predict cardiac-related death within 1 year in dogs with chronic mitral valvular heart disease?
Left atrial active fractional area change (LA-FAC(act)) is a strong independent predictor of 1-year cardiac-related mortality in dogs with chronic mitral valvular heart disease.
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LA-FAC(act) may aid 1-year risk stratification in dogs with mitral valve disease; hypothesis-generating before prospective validation or practice change.
Nakamura et al. (2014) studied this question.
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