Cardiac trauma confirmed by cardiac markers in dogs: two case reports

Two clinical cases of cardiac contusion in dogs were studied Radiographic evaluation showed pneumothorax and alveolar pattern on diaphragmatic pulmonary lobe in one dog, and arrhythmias in both dogs. Cardiac troponin I and CK-MB serum analysis associated with clinical history and eletrocardiographic findings indicated accurately the extension of myocardial injury secondary to trauma.

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Main Authors: Diniz,P.P.V.P., Schwartz,D.S., Collicchio-Zuanaze,R.C.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária 2007
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352007000100015
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