A retrospective study of clinical signs and epidemiology of chronic valve disease in a group of 207 Dachshunds in Poland.
In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Jg. 55 (2013-08-01), Heft 1, S. 1-6
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Background: Chronic mitral valve disease is frequently seen in the Dachshund. Dachshunds (n=207) made up 11.73% of the dogs admitted to the Cardiology Service at the Small Animal Clinic, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland (first visits only). Results: Of these, 35 dogs had no clinically detectable heart disease while 172 had chronic valve disease with the mitral valve affected most often (130 dogs), both mitral and tricuspid valves infrequently (39 dogs) and rarely the tricuspid valve (3 dogs). Males were affected more frequently than females and the average age of dogs with chronic valve disease was 11.9 years for females and 11.3 years for males. A majority of the diseased Dachshunds were classified as ISACHC 2 (79), followed by ISACHC 1 (60). Most frequent clinical signs noted by owners included coughing, exercise intolerance, dyspnea and tachypnea. Heart murmurs were generally louder with increased disease severity; however there were 20 dogs in the ISACHC 1 group with no audible heart murmurs. The most frequent electrocardiographic abnormalities included an increased P wave and QRS complex duration, increased R wave amplitude and tachycardia. With increased disease severity, echocardiography revealed an increase in heart size. A higher ISACHC class was related to increased heart size (based on echocardiography) and increased percentage of patients exhibiting enlargement of both left atrium and left ventricle (based on radiography). Conclusions: The Dachshund is often affected by chronic mitral valvular disease with a late onset of associated clinical signs and few cardiac complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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A retrospective study of clinical signs and epidemiology of chronic valve disease in a group of 207 Dachshunds in Poland.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Garncarz, Magdalena ; Parzeniecka-Jaworska, Marta ; Jank, Michał ; Łój, Magdalena |
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Zeitschrift: | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Jg. 55 (2013-08-01), Heft 1, S. 1-6 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2013 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0044-605X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1186/1751-0147-55-52 |
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