<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Myxomatous mitral valve disease is a common cause of congestive heart failure in geriatric dogs. Many studies have been done in terms of epidemiology, pathology, associated neurohormonal changes in the disease progression, prognostic factors, and survival and treatment modalities. The presented paper presents a review of some of the studies in the mitral valve disease story.</p></abstract>

Myxomatous mitral valve disease is a common cause of congestive heart failure in geriatric dogs. Many studies have been done in terms of epidemiology, pathology, associated neurohormonal changes in the disease progression, prognostic factors, and survival and treatment modalities. The presented paper presents a review of some of the studies in the mitral valve disease story.

Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs - an Update and Perspectives

Clinic for Surgery and Small Animal Medicine, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Cesta v Mestni log 47, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Clinic for Surgery and Small Animal Medicine Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana Cesta v Mestni log 47, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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Myxomatous mitral valve disease is a common cause of congestive heart failure in geriatric dogs. Many studies have been done in terms of epidemiology,...

Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs - an Update and Perspectives

Online veröffentlicht: 18. Nov. 2015

Seitenbereich: 13 - 20

Eingereicht: 27. Juli 2014

Akzeptiert: 01. Nov. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.11.026

Schlüsselwörter
mitral valve disease, review, dog

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs - an Update and Perspectives

Online veröffentlicht: 18. Nov. 2015

Seitenbereich: 13 - 20

Eingereicht: 27. Juli 2014

Akzeptiert: 01. Nov. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.11.026

Schlüsselwörtermitral valve disease, review, dog

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
mitral valve disease, review, dog