Degenerative mitral valve disease (MVD), the most common acquired heart disease in small-
sized dogs, is characterized by valvular degeneration resulting in systolic mitral valve …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) related to chronic degenerative valvular disease is the most
important cause of heart failure in dogs. Ultrasound examination of the heart can identify …

Veterinary Echocardiography, Second Edition is a fully revised version of the classic
reference for ultrasound of the heart, covering two-dimensional, M-mode, and Doppler …

The adverse impacts of climate change exert mounting pressure on agriculture-dependent
livelihoods of many developing and developed nations. However, integrated and spatially …

Background: Echocardiographic prediction of congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs has not
been prospectively evaluated. Hypothesis: CHF can be predicted by Doppler …

Typical physical changes associated with aging in older, healthy dogs manifest as changes
in behavior, appearance, and daily function, and it is these changes that are most often …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of various clinical, ECG,
echocardiographic, and Doppler echocardiographic variables in dogs with dilated …

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is highly prevalent in cats and is a functional
hallmark of feline cardiomyopathy. The majority of cats with hypertrophic, restrictive, and …

A prospective study was performed (November 1998 to December 2003) to determine the
prevalence of systemic hypertension (SH) in dogs with glomerular disease secondary to …

Background There is a lack of clinical data on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in dogs.
Hypothesis/Objectives To investigate signalment, clinical signs, diagnostic findings, and …