ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025
Vertebral Heart Score and Vertebral Left Atrial Size as Radiographic Measurements for Cardiac Size in Dogs-A Literature Review.
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- Evaluation of radiographic heart size measurement repeatability and reproducibility among veterinary students with varying training levels.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
- No Correlation Between Chronic Cough and Radiographic Signs of Bronchial Narrowing in Dogs with Cardiomegaly and Left Atrial Dilation Secondary to Primary Mitral Valve Regurgitation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Cardiomegaly in Dogs Using the Manubrium Heart Score Method and Determination of Its Diagnostic Accuracy in Comparison with the Vertebral Heart Score.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Radiology plays an important role in veterinary cardiology, along with other methods, such as electrocardiography, echocardiography, and biomarkers, in the diagnosis of cardiac diseases. Particularly, thoracic radiography is often used to assess heart size and for confirmation of left-sided congestive heart failure by the presence of pulmonary edema. Many cardiac diseases in dogs are associated with a heart size increase, especially in more advanced stages, and cardiac size assessment has been of great interest for a long time for both clinicians and researchers. A substantial number of methods for heart size measurement has been described; however, two methods, the vertebral heart score and the vertebral left atrial size are currently widely used in dogs. Therefore, the literature provides an abundant number of research articles for using these measurements in both healthy dogs and dogs with cardiac and extra-cardiac pathologic conditions. This review article aims to cover the current use of two radiographic measurements of the heart in healthy and diseased dogs, based on the available literature.
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