Population
Dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease and humans with primary mitral valve prolapse
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports canine models for human MVP research; hypothesis-generating for translational studies.
Canine myxomatous mitral valve disease shares significant pathological similarities with human primary mitral valve prolapse, suggesting dogs may serve as a useful animal model for studying the disease.
Henrik D. Pedersen (2000) studied this question.
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