Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

Laurence Doddy — Fri, 02 May 2025 16:11:20 GMT

Good to get clarity, not so good for the poor dog. Thanks for updating us, have a good B Hol weekend.

RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

Anthony Dennison — Fri, 02 May 2025 16:08:26 GMT

Dog represented a week after I posted this with generalised lymphadenopathy, FNAB confirmed B Cell Lymphoma.

Not pulmonary hypertension after all

RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

Laurence Doddy — Thu, 01 May 2025 13:05:46 GMT

I agree with previous answers. There should ideally be a record of pulmonary insufficiency and/or tricuspid regurgitation velocities (CW Doppler). At least one of these, plus 2-D observations needed to get a handle on the level/significance of PH.

RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

Sarah Keir — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:39:30 GMT

The peripatetic scanner should of measured the tricuspid regurgitation velocity and hence can estimate the pressure difference and determine if this is mild, moderate or severe pulmonary hypertension. And what about secondary changes seen - do these fit with PH? Did they perform a bubble study to determin if there is a shunt? This is the kind of information you need from the scanner, otherwise they only did half a job.

If the PH is borderline, it is not the cause of the cough but the cause of the cough may very well be causing the PH. Therefore further investigations are vital. If you can determine the cause of the cough and therefore PH, this could be something treatable and therefore reversible.

RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

Anthony Dennison — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:43:34 GMT

Wasn't me that did the scan, but IIRC there was a small tricuspid regurg, widening of the PA with a mild increase in pressure and mild to moderate flattening of the IVS.

RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

David Mills — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:33:18 GMT

What were the right sided pressures from the scan? Was the dog sedated for it and how easy was the scan to align PW/CW? What was the source of the murmur - PS or TD?

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RE: Bassett with Pulmonary Hypertension

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