Incidentally detected heart murmurs in dogs and cats: executive summary 2015.
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The need to evaluate a patient with an incidentally-detected heart murmur depends on the client (e.g., cost, pre-existing notions of importance, concern/anxiety), the patient (features of the heart murmur, concurrent diseases or signs, lineage), and the veterinarian (confidence in the likely underlying cause based on examination alone, perception of severity of the cause). The specific approach can change from case to case.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of small animal practice
دوره 56 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015