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  • Factors affecting heart position

    Hi! I’m scheduled to echo on an obese (40lb) King Charles Spaniel next week… new heart murmur, looking for MVD. Just curious… if L sided heart enlargement rotates the heart in a certain direction, how does being extremely overweight change the heart position?  Dorsally perhaps? And do CKCS do LA enlargement differently?  I vaguely recall…

  • HW treatment, Mitral Valve Disease, and Sinus Bradycardia

    HW treatment, Mitral Valve Disease, and Sinus Bradycardia

    Examined a 9 YO, 53# (24Kg) German Shepherd currently receiving Immiticide therapy for HW. Has been treated before as well. Discovered Grade 2-3/6 systolic murmur that has recently been detected. Rads reveal normal to mild increase LA and mild interstitial markings probably from old HW disease Echo findings: Most consistent with MV Disease

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