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Adelaide Greco1, Leonardo Meomartino, Vera Raiano
1Veterinary Radiology Centre, School of Veterinary Medicine, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Delpino 1, 80137, Napoli, Italy. adegreco@unina.it
Abstract:
The effect of right vs. left recumbency on computation of the vertebral heart score (VHS) was assessed in 63 healthy dogs. The VHS was significantly higher in right lateral recumbency (9.8 +/- 0.6 vs. 9.5 +/- 0.8; P < 0.0004). Gender and dog size did not significantly influence VHS values while there was m oredifference between left and right side measurements when considering the type of thorax (P = 0.055).
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