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

Marco Baron ToaldoGiovanni RomitoCarlo GuglielminiAlessia DianaNazzareno G PelleBarbara ContieroMario Cipone

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2018)

The assessment of LA dimension and function provides useful prognostic information in dogs with MMVD. Considering all the LA variables, LAVmax appears the strongest predictor of cardiac death, being superior to LA/Ao and STE-derived variables.

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left atrial
mitral valve
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
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