Pulmonary manifestations of heartworm disease.
The clinical signs associated with heartworm disease are the result of changes in the pulmonary arterial system. These clinical signs are the result of either pulmonary hypertension or lung parenchymal disease associated with vascular changes. An increase in pulmonary arterial pressure produces an increase in right ventricular afterload, which may lead to exercise intolerance, syncope, and right-sided congestive heart failure. Coughing, dyspnea, and hemoptysis are the results of pulmonary parenchymal disease.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001148:Arsenamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011379:Prognosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011859:Radiography
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D001148:Arsenamide