Michael Luethy, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) September 23, 2013 Chronic degenerative valve disease (CDVD), also known as myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve, endocardiosis, and warty valve disease; is the most common cause of CHF in the canine population. While well recognized as a severe problem of small breed dogs such as the Cavalier King Charles […]... READ MORE
Michael Luethy, DVM Chicago Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center Chicago, IL, USA The pericardium is composed of the tough, outer, parietal pericardium and the delicate, serous, visceral pericardium (epicardium). In a normal dog, the space between the two layers of pericardium contains 0.2 to 0.3 ml/kg body weight of fluid that is typically concentrated in […]... READ MORE
Michael Luethy, DVM Chicago Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center Chicago, IL, USA The term cardiomyopathy denotes a disease process in which the primary feature involves structural abnormality and functional impairment of the heart muscle. Primary cardiomyopathies result from abnormalities of the myocardium itself and not from other systemic diseases or other congenital or acquired heart […]... READ MORE
By Michael Luethy, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) ARVC or boxer cardiomyopathy is an adult onset muscle disease that may lead to sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias or to CHF secondary to deterioration in muscle function. While the disease is adult onset, it is known to be an inherited abnormality in the boxer breed. Recent work […]... READ MORE
By Dr. Michael Luethy Degenerative mitral valve disease (MVD), also known as myxomatous valvular degeneration or endocardiosis, is the most common cause of congestive heart failure in the dog. The disease may affect either the mitral or tricuspid valve, or both, but clinical signs are most frequently associated with the effects on the mitral valve. Clinical […]... READ MORE
