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dog. No alterations of the other indices were registered in the same dog; thus, it was
impossibile to combine additional indices to confirm the presence of PAH.
In conclusion, the preliminary results of this study do not support the presence of
PAH in CanL. Nevertheless, as the pulmonary lesions registered in CanL make
PAH a possible event, studies are in progress on an enlarged population to achieve
more conclusive data.
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