Mitral regurgitation in a puppy

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Mitral regurgitation in a puppy

  • 6 month old rescue Lurcher puppy, trying to be rehomed
  • Grade 3/6 left apical systolic murmur
  • Moderate mitral regurgitation and mild tricuspid regurgitation, I don’t think there is remodelling
  • Would you classify this as myxomatous mitral valve disease or mitral dysplasia?
  • What would you expect the prognosis to be?
  • Many thanks in advance

 

  • 6 month old rescue Lurcher puppy, trying to be rehomed
  • Grade 3/6 left apical systolic murmur
  • Moderate mitral regurgitation and mild tricuspid regurgitation, I don’t think there is remodelling
  • Would you classify this as myxomatous mitral valve disease or mitral dysplasia?
  • What would you expect the prognosis to be?
  • Many thanks in advance

 

 

Comments

Peter
August 16, 2018 at 6:11 pm -

Hi!
due to the age and

Hi!

due to the age and valvular changes (hyperechoic tips, slighty kinked edges in diastole) this has to be classified as dysplasia. Some of these live quite long, but in this case I would think that the long-term prognosis in Guarded since theres quite a lot of regurgitarion.

i woud recommend a recheck in 6 months. Surgical repair can be considered once volume overload is present.

Best regards from nice vaccations in the Austrian mountains!

veteurope1
August 17, 2018 at 8:32 am -

Thanks Peter, enjoy your

Thanks Peter, enjoy your holidays. 

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