Prognostic value of echocardiographic indices of left atrial morphology and function in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prognostic relevance of left atrial (LA) morphological and functional variables, including those derived from speckle tracking echocardiography (STE), has been little investigated in veterinary medicine.

Objectives

To assess the prognostic value of several echocardiographic variables, with a focus on LA morphological and functional variables in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD).

Animals

One-hundred and fifteen dogs of different breeds with MMVD.

Methods

Prospective cohort study. Conventional morphologic and echo-Doppler variables, LA areas and volumes, and STE-based LA strain analysis were performed in all dogs. A survival analysis was performed to test for the best echocardiographic predictors of cardiac-related death.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Baron Toaldo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5980607 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature