Published in Scientific Works. C Series. Veterinary Medicine, Vol. LVIII ISSUE 4
Written by Bradea A, Codreanu M.D., Vlagioiu C.
Kidneys are organs that receive a large amount of blood, approximately 20% of the heart blood flow. Many renal diseases have an important vascular component, some systemic diseases, such as hypertension, are vascularly mediated through the juxtaglomerular component. The study has been carried out on a number of 25 cats and 18 dogs, inside the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, sedated and awake as well as with different renal, hepatic and heart diseases. The resistance index and pulsatility index have been appreciated in renal level from the renal arteries, interlobar arteries and arcuate arteries, with superior specificity in pathologic conditions (diagnosis and prognosis)
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