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Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs
Journal Article
Stern, J. A., Hsue, W., Song, K., Ontiveros, E. S., Fuentes, V. L., & Stepien, R. L. (in press). Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs. PLoS ONE, 10(10), e0141234. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141234

Mitral valve degeneration (MVD) is the most common form of heart disease in dogs, frequently leading to left-sided congestive heart failure and cardiac mortality. Although breed-specific disease characteristics and overrepresentation point towards a... Read More about Severity of Mitral Valve Degeneration Is Associated with Chromosome 15 Loci in Whippet Dogs.

Management of incidentally detected heart murmurs in dogs and cats
Journal Article
Cote, E., Edwards, N. J., Ettinger, S. J., Fuentes, V. L., MacDonald, K. A., Scansen, B. A., …Abbott, J. A. (in press). Management of incidentally detected heart murmurs in dogs and cats. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(4), 245-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.05.001

A dog or a cat has an incidentally detected heart murmur if the murmur is an unexpected discovery during a veterinary consultation that was not initially focused on the cardiovascular system. This document presents approaches for managing dogs and ca... Read More about Management of incidentally detected heart murmurs in dogs and cats.