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- Title
Mitral Kapak Hastalığı Saptanan Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Irkı Köpeklerde Saptanan Elektrokardiyografik Değişiklikler: Klinik Araştırma.
- Authors
SEDDIGH NIA, Ashkan; SOYLU, Hande; MURAT, Suzan; İSKEFLİ, Onur; KOENHEMSI, Lora; OR, Mehmet Erman; GÖNÜL, Remzi
- Abstract
Objective: Myxamatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is a common heart disease in small and medium-sized breeds such as Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS). Although dogs with MMVD usually remain asymptomatic for a long time, the hemodynamic changes resulting from mitral regurgitation progress, leading to congestive heart failure especially associated with left atrial enlargement, may cause a sudden risk of death as a result of pulmonary edema, arrhythmias, and ischemic heart disease. This study, it was aimed to examine the diagnostic criteria of the disease with electrocardiography, which is an easily applicable and practical method. Material and Methods: In this study, 18 mitral valve patients in B1, B2, and C stages of the disease and 6 animals in each group, constituted the CKCS breed dog study group, while 6 healthy dogs formed the control group. After the clinical, radiographic, and echocardiographic diagnosis of the disease, electrocardiographic findings were examined. Results: The patients with dyspnea and exercise intolerance anemnesis with clinical findings such as pulmonary edema and cardiac murmur sounds; had increased severity of the disease. In proportion to the severity of the disease; R amplitude value, P time, and PR time values were statistically significantly increased especially in the C stage patient group compared to the other groups (p<0.05) and various rhythm-conduction problems such as sinoatrial block, atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation developed in electrocardiographic examinations. Conclusion: It has been observed that rhythm-conduction problems and cardiac enlargements related to MMVD disease can be easily and quickly diagnosed electrocardiographically and the disease can be followed up.
- Publication
Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
1309-6907
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5336/vetsci.2022-90789