Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation in Anatolian Shepherd Dogs with Asymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease

Hasan GÜZELBEKTEŞ

Degenerative mitral valvular disease (DMVD) is the most frequent cardiac disease, causing mitral regurgitation (MR) in dogs. The purpose of this study was to compare the ratio of the regurgitant jet area (RJA) to the left atrial area (LAA) (RJA/LAA) with subtracting method to quantify regurgitant volume (RegV) and regurgitant fraction (RF) in asymptomatic Anatolian Shepherd Dogs (ASHs) with DMVD. Thirty-eight ASHs with DMVD were used as experimental group. The control group consisted of 35 healthy ASHs. In 38 ASHs with DMVD (20 B1 dogs and 18 B2 dogs), the severity of MR was assessed by RJA/L ...Более