title: Clinical evaluation of left ventricular moderator band in 12 dogs.
abstract: We retrospectively examined clinical data for 12 dogs in which echocardiography revealed the presence of left ventricular moderator bands (LMB). Physical examinations, electrocardiography and echocardiography revealed slight cardiac murmurs, increasing QRS complex and left ventricular turbulent flow (6 of the dogs), respectively. No differences were observed with respect to gender, and no specific clinical symptoms or types of dog that frequently develop this disorder were found.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan. koie@brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koie
authors.forename: Akashi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takiyama
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uechi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006405:Hematology; D008297:Male; D011690:Purkinje Fibers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology