Key result
Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in canine mitral regurgitation is complicated by altered ventricular loading, age-related relaxation impairment, and volume overload.
Why the study?
Can ventricular function and filling pressures be accurately assessed by echocardiography in dogs with chronic mitral valve disease?
Population
Dogs with chronic degenerative valvular disease and mitral regurgitation
Design
Review
Authors
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Requires cautious interpretation of standard echocardiographic indices in canine mitral regurgitation; leaves open optimal assessment strategies for prospective validation.
Can ventricular function and filling pressures be accurately assessed by echocardiography in dogs with chronic mitral valve disease?
Standard echocardiographic indices of ventricular function are often ambiguous in dogs with chronic mitral valve disease due to altered loading conditions, necessitating more advanced imaging methods.
Bonagura et al. (2009) conducted a review in Chronic canine mitral valve disease. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in canine mitral regurgitation is complicated by altered ventricular loading, age-related relaxation impairment, and volume overload.
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