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Vegetative endocarditis
7 year old female spayed CKCS we were monitoring for MVD. In April of 2023, Ginger was staged at B1 MVD with trivial TV regurgitation. MV murmur=3/6 In early September – fever of unknown origin, ocular pain and increased respiratory rate. Blood work revealed a leukocytosis with normal serology. Chest radiographs showed mild cardiomegaly with…
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Factors affecting heart position
Hi! I’m scheduled to echo on an obese (40lb) King Charles Spaniel next week… new heart murmur, looking for MVD. Just curious… if L sided heart enlargement rotates the heart in a certain direction, how does being extremely overweight change the heart position? Dorsally perhaps? And do CKCS do LA enlargement differently? I vaguely recall…
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HW treatment, Mitral Valve Disease, and Sinus Bradycardia
Examined a 9 YO, 53# (24Kg) German Shepherd currently receiving Immiticide therapy for HW. Has been treated before as well. Discovered Grade 2-3/6 systolic murmur that has recently been detected. Rads reveal normal to mild increase LA and mild interstitial markings probably from old HW disease Echo findings: Most consistent with MV Disease