Right ventricular hypertrophy with heart failure in Holstein heifers at elevation of 1,600 meters

A syndrome of progressive right-sided heart failure occurred among yearling Holsteins at a heifer-raising facility and 2 dairies on the Colorado Front Range between 2007 and 2011. Most cases were seen at the heifer-raising facility, where the disease ranked second only to pneumonia as a major cause...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 2012-09, Vol.24 (5), p.867-877
Main Authors: Malherbe, Christopher R, Marquard, Jana, Legg, David E, Cammack, Kristi M, O'Toole, Donal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altitude
Animals
arteries
ascites
atrophy
cardiomyopathy
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - etiology
Cattle Diseases - pathology
dairies
death
dyspnea
Female
heart failure
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Failure - pathology
Heart Failure - veterinary
heifers
Holstein
hypertension
hypertrophy
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular - etiology
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular - pathology
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular - veterinary
Lung Diseases - veterinary
lungs
myocardium
necropsy
pneumonia
transportation
weight loss
yearlings
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Summary:A syndrome of progressive right-sided heart failure occurred among yearling Holsteins at a heifer-raising facility and 2 dairies on the Colorado Front Range between 2007 and 2011. Most cases were seen at the heifer-raising facility, where the disease ranked second only to pneumonia as a major cause of death in animals aged
ISSN:1040-6387
1943-4936
DOI:10.1177/1040638712453580