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Introduction: The Longitudinal Outcome Of Canine (K9) myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) registry (LOOK-Mitral registry) was established to de-scribe the natural history and predictors of outcome in dogs affected by MMVD. This study was intended to describe the baseline characteristics of dogs in the LOOK-mitral registry. Animals: Dogs with echocardiographic evidence of MMVD were prospectively enrolled by thirteen referral centers. Results: A total of 6102 dogs with MMVD were included. The median age was 10 years (1e19 years), and mixed breed was the most common breed (n 1/4 1,360, 22%). Concomitant diseases were reported in 2459 dogs with chronic respiratory diseases occurring most frequently (14%), followed by the presence of azotemia (6%) and orthopedic diseases (5%). Regarding disease severity, 65% of dogs were in ACVIM Stage-B1, 15% in Stage-B2, and 20% in Stage-C. Dogs in Stage-B1 were younger (p

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Dogs; Degenerative valvular disease; Echocardiography

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Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
2021, volym: 36, sidor: 32-47
Utgivare: ELSEVIER

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Klinisk vetenskap

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2021.04.005

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