Häggström, Jens
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2018Peer reviewedOpen access
Comparison of the mitral valve morphologies of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and dogs of other breeds using 3D transthoracic echocardiography
Menciotti, Giulio; Borgarelli, Michele; Aherne, Michael; Camacho, Paula; Haeggstrom, Jens; Ljungvall, Ingrid; Lahmers, Sunshine M.; Abbott, Jonathan A.
Abstract
BackgroundObjectivesMyxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is more prevalent in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCSs) compared to dogs of other breeds at a given age. Abnormal valvular stress is thought to contribute to the development and progression of MMVD, and a relationship exists between mitral valve (MV) morphology and stress acting on the valve.To determine whether the MV morphology of healthy adult CKCSs differs from the morphology of healthy adult dogs of other breeds determined by RT-3DTTE.AnimalsMethodsThirty-five healthy CKCSs and 41 healthy dogs of other breeds.Prospective cross-sectional study. Dogs underwent physical examination, conventional echocardiography, and RT-3DTTE. RT-3DTTE datasets were analyzed using dedicated software for MV morphologic analysis. Morphologic variables were compared between CKCSs and dogs of other breeds.ResultsConclusions and Clinical ImportanceThe MV of healthy CKCSs had a smaller annulus height (0.46 0.11 vs. 0.56 +/- 0.17; P = .0021), tenting height (0.26 +/- 0.12 vs. 0.42 +/- 0.18; P < .001), tenting area (0.42 +/- 0.15 vs. 0.79 +/- 0.34; P < .001), normalized tenting volume (0.09 [0.05-0.13] vs. 0.14 [0.10-0.20]; P < .001), and normalized area of the posterior leaflet (0.57 +/- 0.15 vs. 0.66 +/- 0.18; P = .016) compared to healthy dogs of other breeds; this results in CKCSs having a flatter MV with reduced tenting, compared to the MV of other breeds.These morphologic features could confer a mechanical disadvantage and play a role in the predisposition of CKCSs to the early development of MMVD.
Keywords
canine; heart; imaging; myxomatous
Published in
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
2018, Volume: 32, number: 5, pages: 1564-1569
Publisher: WILEY
Ljungvall, Ingrid
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Clinical Science
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15252
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/96944