Association between Thoracic Radiographic Changes and Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease
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1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
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Correlation | Coefficient | Interpretation |
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IDAPD-VHS | −0.4776417 *** | Moderate negative correlation |
IDAPD-CRPA/R4 | −0.4344274 *** | Moderate negative correlation |
IDAPD-CDPA/R9 | −0.53781329 *** | Moderate negative correlation |
Parameter | R2 | AUC | Cut-Off Value | Sensitivity | Specificity |
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VHS | 0.853 | 0.78 | ≥9.53 | 93.75% | 63.33% |
CRPA/R4 | 0.959 | 0.77 | ≥1.08 | 87.5% | 70% |
CDPA/R9 | 0.976 | 0.82 | ≥1.10 | 96.88% | 76.66% |
Measure | Cohen’s D | Interpretation |
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VHS | 22.1 | Large effect |
CrPA/R4 | 4.31 | Large effect |
CdPA/R9 | 0.702 | Moderate effect |
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Falcón-Cordón, S.; Falcón-Cordón, Y.; Caro-Vadillo, A.; Costa-Rodríguez, N.; Montoya-Alonso, J.A.; Carretón, E. Association between Thoracic Radiographic Changes and Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease. Animals 2024, 14, 1900. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14131900
Falcón-Cordón S, Falcón-Cordón Y, Caro-Vadillo A, Costa-Rodríguez N, Montoya-Alonso JA, Carretón E. Association between Thoracic Radiographic Changes and Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease. Animals. 2024; 14(13):1900. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14131900
Chicago/Turabian StyleFalcón-Cordón, Soraya, Yaiza Falcón-Cordón, Alicia Caro-Vadillo, Noelia Costa-Rodríguez, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso, and Elena Carretón. 2024. "Association between Thoracic Radiographic Changes and Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease" Animals 14, no. 13: 1900. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14131900
APA StyleFalcón-Cordón, S., Falcón-Cordón, Y., Caro-Vadillo, A., Costa-Rodríguez, N., Montoya-Alonso, J. A., & Carretón, E. (2024). Association between Thoracic Radiographic Changes and Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs with Heartworm Disease. Animals, 14(13), 1900. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14131900