Key result
Dogs with mitral valve disease had a statistically significant increase in E/A ratio and thickening of the anterior mitral valve leaflet compared to controls.
Observational
Echocardiographic leaflet thickening and E/A elevation may aid canine MVD assessment; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Echocardiographic morphologic assessment of chordae tendineae- mitral valve system and mitral flow pulsed Doppler studies were carried out in dogs with mitral valve disease. Statistically significant increase in E/A ratio and thickening of anterior mitral valve leaflet was observed as predominant changes during pulse wave Doppler and 2-D echocardiographic studies in the mitral valvular diseased group of dogs when compared to the control group.
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Sindhu et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Mitral valve disease. Mitral valve disease vs. Control group was evaluated on E/A ratio and thickening of anterior mitral valve leaflet. Dogs with mitral valve disease had a statistically significant increase in E/A ratio and thickening of the anterior mitral valve leaflet compared to controls.
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