Asymptomatic Canine Degenerative Valve Disease: Current and Future Therapies. Academic Article

abstract

• Degenerative valve disease (DVD) is the leading cause of heart disease and congestive heart failure (CHF) in the dog. The first published consensus statement provided guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of DVD. Although treatment was not recommended in stage B1 DVD, consensus was not reached regarding evidence-based recommendations for treatment of stage B2 DVD. This article addresses the impact of new evidence on historical recommendations for stage B DVD and gives the reader a glimpse into possible future therapies. Management of common sequelae of DVD that can result in clinical signs that are not attributable to CHF is also discussed.

authors

• Gordon, Sonya
• Saunders, Ashley
• Wesselowski, Sonya

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Gordon, S. G., Saunders, A. B., & Wesselowski, S. R.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Gordon, Sonya G||Saunders, Ashley B||Wesselowski, Sonya R

publication date

• September 2017

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Chronic
• Dog Diseases
• Dogs
• Heart Failure
• Heart Valve Diseases
• Mitral Valve
• Myxomatous
• Preclinical
• Stage B2
• Treatment

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.04.003

start page

• 955

end page

• 975

volume

• 47

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.04.003