Prevalence and risk factors for atrial fibrillation in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease.

Carlo GuglielminiMarlos Goncalves SousaMarco Baron ToaldoCarlotta ValenteVinicius BentivoglioChiara MazzoldiIlaria BergaminMichele DrigoHelen Poser

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2020)

Atrial fibrillation is an uncommon complication of MMVD and is significantly associated with the more advanced stage of the disease, increased LA dimension and body weight, and decreased FS.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
body weight
mitral valve
left atrial
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
heart failure
left atrial appendage
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular
coronary artery disease