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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2022

Influence of concurrent lower respiratory tract disease on point-of-care lung ultrasound in small-breed dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease.

Man-Cham Lam, Chung-Hui Lin, Pei-Ying Lo, Huey-Dong Wu

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Man-Cham LamNational Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chung-Hui LinNational Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-3179
Pei-Ying LoNational Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Huey-Dong WuSection of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Integrated Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Breast Cancer Alliance · USNational Taiwan University · TWNational Taiwan University Hospital · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology 107-2311-B-002-011Ministry of Science and Technology 110-2313-B-002-049National Taiwan University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSmall-breed dogs commonly have concurrent myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) and lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD). HYPOTHESIS: Small-breed dogs with preclinical MMVD and concurrent LRTD have more B-lines on point-of-care lung ultrasound (POC-LUS) compared to dogs without concurrent LRTD and are prone to misdiagnose as cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE). ANIMALS: A total of 114 small-breed dogs with preclinical MMVD.

methodsA prospective study was conducted, in which POC-LUS was obtained and the number of B-lines was calculated by a single clinician using the Veterinary Bedside Lung Ultrasound Examination protocol. The presence/absence of LRTD was assessed by clinicians blinded to the POC-LUS results.

resultsFifty and 64 dogs were in ACVIM stage B1 and B2, respectively. The presence of LRTD was prevalent in 74.6% (85/114) of small-breed dogs with preclinical MMVD. When a previously reported criterion for CPE diagnosis (≥2 sites with >3 B-lines/site) was applied, false-positive results were observed in 15.8% (18/114) of dogs with preclinical MMVD. The summated number of B-lines (3 vs. 1, P = .003), as well as the false-positive rate (20% vs 3%, P = .04), were significantly higher in dogs with LRTD compared with dogs without LRTD. Multivariable logistic regression showed the presence of abnormalities other than B-line on POC-LUS (eg, thickened pleura or consolidation) could predict false-positive results (odds ratio = 3.75, 95% confidence intervals 1.12-12.54; P = .03) after adjustment for other clinical and echocardiographic factors. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Concurrent LRTD and abnormalities other than B-lines should be considered in the interpretation of POC-LUS in MMVD dogs.

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Dog DiseasesHeart Valve DiseasesPulmonary EdemaAnimalsDogsLungMitral ValvePoint-of-Care SystemsProspective Studiesairwaycaninecardiogenic pulmonary edemacongestive heart failurelower respiratory tract diseaselung ultrasoundmitral valve diseasesmall-breed dogs

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PMID35475522
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