Effects of pimobendan on myocardial perfusion and pulmonary transit time in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease: a pilot study.

S M AppleGiulio MenciottiL Braz-RuivoS CrosaraJ HäggströmM Borgarelli

Published in: Australian veterinary journal (2017)

Contrast echocardiography was a valid, complementary tool for echocardiographic analysis of dogs with MMVD. Pimobendan decreased nPTT in dogs affected by MMVD. Myocardial perfusion was not different in dogs with severe MMVD.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular
computed tomography
left atrial
magnetic resonance
early onset
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
ejection fraction