Characterization of the spontaneous degenerative mitral valve disease in FVB mice.

Estelle Ayme-DietrichSylvia Da SilvaGhina Alame BouaboutAlizée ArnouxJérôme GuyonnetGuillaume Becker Laurent Monassier

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The FVB mouse strain is highly prone to spontaneous mitral myxomatous degeneration. A contribution of the peripheral serotonergic system is suggested.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
left atrial
left ventricular
high fat diet induced
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
aortic valve
coronary artery disease