Jönsson, Lennart
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Earlier studies have described intramyocardial arterial narrowing based on hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the vessel wall in dogs with subaortic stenosis (SAS). In theory, such changes might increase the risk of sudden death, as they seem to do in heart disease in other species. This retrospective pathological study describes and quantifies intramyocardial arterial narrowing in 44 dogs with naturally occurring SAS and in eight control dogs. The majority of the dogs with SAS died suddenly (n=27); nine had died or been euthanased with signs of heart failure and eight were euthanased without clinical signs. Dogs with SAS had significantly narrower intramyocardial arteries (P
Journal of Small Animal Practice
2004, volume: 45, number: 9, pages: 448-+
Publisher: BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOC
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/3806