Comparison of the diuretic effect of furosemide by different methods of administration in healthy dogs.

Objective: To compare the diuretic effects of subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of furosemide to conventional methods of administration including intravenous (i.

Relationships between velocities of pulmonary venous flow and plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide in healthy dogs.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between velocities of pulmonary venous flow (PVF) and plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in healthy dogs.

Animals: 7 healthy Beagles.

Procedures: Dogs were anesthetized, intubated, and positioned in left lateral recumbency.

Volume loading-related changes in tissue Doppler images derived from the tricuspid valve annulus in dogs.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between preload and tricuspid valve annulus-derived tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) as an index of right ventricular (RV) filling in dogs.

Animals: 7 Beagles.

Procedures: Peak systolic RV pressure and RV end-diastolic pressure (RVEDP) were measured in anesthetized dogs.