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References from Vertebral heart scale measurements in Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) and sun bears (Helarctos malayanus). Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Helarctos malayanus
2017 · External reference
Ursus thibetanus (amended version of 2016 assessment)
2020 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2011 · External reference
Illegal trade of sun bear parts in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak
10.3354/esr01028 · 2020 · External reference
Bear farms in Lao PDR expand illegally and fail to conserve wild bears
10.1017/s0030605314000477 · 2014 · External reference
10.1163/9789004293090
10.1163/9789004293090 · 2015 · External reference
Veterinary issues related to bears (Ursidae)
10.1111/j.1748-1090.2009.00097.x · 2010 · External reference
Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)
10.1186/s12917-019-2006-6 · 2019 · External reference
High Prevalence of Lesions of Systemic Hypertension in Bile-Extracted Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) and Associated Renal Disease
10.3390/ani15131940 · 2025 · External reference
The progression of hypertensive heart disease
10.1161/circulationaha.108.845792 · 2011 · External reference
Establishing the Cardiothoracic Ratio Using Chest Radiographs in an Indigenous Ghanaian Population: A Simple Tool for Cardiomegaly Screening
10.4314/gmj.v49i3.6 · 2015 · External reference
Vertebral scale system to measure canine heart size in radiographs
10.2460/javma.1995.206.02.194 · 1995 · External reference
Use of the vertebral heart scale for differentiation of cardiac and noncardiac causes of respiratory distress in cats: 67 cases (2002-2003)
10.2460/javma.242.3.366 · 2013 · External reference
Vertebral scale system to measure heart size in thoracic radiographs of Indian Spitz, Labrador retriever and Mongrel dogs
10.14202/vetworld.2016.371-376 · 2016 · External reference
Vertebral heart scores in eight dog breeds
10.1111/j.1740-8261.2012.01976.x · 2013 · External reference
Vertebral scale system to measure heart size in radiographs of cats
10.2460/javma.2000.216.210 · 2000 · External reference
Breed-specific values for vertebral heart score (VHS), vertebral left atrial size (VLAS), and radiographic left atrial dimension (RLAD) in pugs without cardiac disease, and their relationship to Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS)
10.1371/journal.pone.0274085 · 2022 · External reference
Radiographic and electrocardiographic evaluation of cardiac morphology and function in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
10.1638/01-008 · 2003 · External reference
Radiographic evaluation of cardiac silhouette in clinically healthy humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
10.1638/2017-0193.1 · 2018 · External reference
Radiographic cardiac silhouette measurement in captive livingstone’s fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii)
10.1638/2015-0126.1 · 2016 · External reference
Radiographic measurement of vertebral heart scale in korean wild raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis)
2023 · External reference
Vertebral heart scale system in clinically healthy siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)
2023 · External reference
Radiographic measurement of cardiac size by using multiple scaling systems in healthy captive aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
2024 · External reference
Vertebral Heart Score in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta): Generating Normal Reference Intervals and Assessing its Validity for Identifying Cardiac Disease
2020 · External reference
Determination of vertebral heart scale and echocardiographic measurements in healthy anesthetized african wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in human care
2021 · External reference
Blood Chemistry Reference Values for Free-Ranging Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) by Season, Age, and Sex
10.7589/2017-08-201 · 2018 · External reference
Blood chemistry and hematology of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus) in South Korea
2015 · External reference
Hematological profiles of the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) kept in captivity
2025 · External reference
Comparative radiographic morphometry of thorax in up to one month old healthy buffalo and cow calves
2022 · External reference
Radiographic measurement of cardiac size in 64 ferrets
10.1292/jvms.71.355 · 2009 · External reference
Adaptation of the hindlimbs for climbing in bears
10.1016/j.aanat.2004.10.001 · 2005 · External reference
Accuracy of methods for diagnosing heart diseases in cats
10.14202/vetworld.2020.872-878 · 2020 · External reference
Diagnostic accuracy of the vertebral heart score and other radiographic indices in the detection of cardiac enlargement in cats with different cardiac disorders
10.1177/1098612x14522048 · 2014 · External reference
Adaptation of the hindlimbs for climbing in bears
10.1016/j.aanat.2004.10.001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Bear farms in Lao PDR expand illegally and fail to conserve wild bears
10.1017/s0030605314000477 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Vertebral heart scores in eight dog breeds
10.1111/j.1740-8261.2012.01976.x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Veterinary issues related to bears (Ursidae)
10.1111/j.1748-1090.2009.00097.x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The progression of hypertensive heart disease
10.1161/circulationaha.108.845792 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1163/9789004293090
10.1163/9789004293090 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Diagnostic accuracy of the vertebral heart score and other radiographic indices in the detection of cardiac enlargement in cats with different cardiac disorders
10.1177/1098612x14522048 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)
10.1186/s12917-019-2006-6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Radiographic measurement of cardiac size in 64 ferrets
10.1292/jvms.71.355 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Breed-specific values for vertebral heart score (VHS), vertebral left atrial size (VLAS), and radiographic left atrial dimension (RLAD) in pugs without cardiac disease, and their relationship to Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS)
10.1371/journal.pone.0274085 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Vertebral scale system to measure heart size in thoracic radiographs of Indian Spitz, Labrador retriever and Mongrel dogs
10.14202/vetworld.2016.371-376 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Accuracy of methods for diagnosing heart diseases in cats
10.14202/vetworld.2020.872-878 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Radiographic and electrocardiographic evaluation of cardiac morphology and function in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
10.1638/01-008 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Radiographic cardiac silhouette measurement in captive livingstone’s fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii)
10.1638/2015-0126.1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Radiographic evaluation of cardiac silhouette in clinically healthy humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
10.1638/2017-0193.1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Vertebral scale system to measure canine heart size in radiographs
10.2460/javma.1995.206.02.194 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Vertebral scale system to measure heart size in radiographs of cats
10.2460/javma.2000.216.210 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Use of the vertebral heart scale for differentiation of cardiac and noncardiac causes of respiratory distress in cats: 67 cases (2002-2003)
10.2460/javma.242.3.366 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Illegal trade of sun bear parts in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak
10.3354/esr01028 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
High Prevalence of Lesions of Systemic Hypertension in Bile-Extracted Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) and Associated Renal Disease
10.3390/ani15131940 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Establishing the Cardiothoracic Ratio Using Chest Radiographs in an Indigenous Ghanaian Population: A Simple Tool for Cardiomegaly Screening
10.4314/gmj.v49i3.6 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Blood Chemistry Reference Values for Free-Ranging Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) by Season, Age, and Sex
10.7589/2017-08-201 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
