Quantification of pulmonary to systemic
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FranΓ§ois Serres; ValΓ©rie Chetboul; Renaud Tissier; Vassiliki Gouni; Aude Desmyte
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Objective: To determine if the pulmonary to systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs) could be assessed in healthy awake dogs using Doppler echocardiography. Background: Qp/Qs could provide reliable information in assessing the severity of intracardiac shunts (ICS) by quantifying pulmonary overcirculation. Qp/Qs