Reference Values of M-mode Echocardiographic Parameter in Adult Toy Breed Dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is one of the most common heart diseases in dogs, and there is a dearth of reports that have investigated reference values for left ventricular end-diastolic internal diameter corrected for body weight (LVIDDN) exclusively in toy breeds.

Animals

Eighty-six client-owned healthy dogs weighing <5 kg, including Toy Poodles, Chihuahuas, Yorkshire Terriers, Papillon, and other small breeds or small mixed breeds (mixed breed, Pomeranian, dachshund, Shih Tzu, and Maltese). In this retrospective single-center study, data were collected from dogs attending clinic for annual checkup between April 2014 and March 2021.

Materials and methods

Experienced echocardiographers performed transthoracic echocardiography, with reference ra

SUBMITTER: Isayama N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9261867 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature