Asymptomatic Canine Degenerative Valve Disease: Current and Future Therapies

Sonya G Gordon; Ashley B Saunders; Sonya R Wesselowski

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.04.003

Asymptomatic Canine Degenerative Valve Disease: Current and Future Therapies

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2017 Sep;47(5):955-975. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.04.003. Epub 2017 Jun 29.

Authors

Sonya G Gordon¹, Ashley B Saunders², Sonya R Wesselowski²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA. Electronic address: sgordon@cvm.tamu.edu.
² Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA.

PMID: 28669433
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.04.003

Abstract

Degenerative valve disease (DVD) is the leading cause of heart disease and congestive heart failure (CHF) in the dog. The first published consensus statement provided guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of DVD. Although treatment was not recommended in stage B1 DVD, consensus was not reached regarding evidence-based recommendations for treatment of stage B2 DVD. This article addresses the impact of new evidence on historical recommendations for stage B DVD and gives the reader a glimpse into possible future therapies. Management of common sequelae of DVD that can result in clinical signs that are not attributable to CHF is also discussed.

Keywords: Chronic; Mitral valve; Myxomatous; Preclinical; Stage B2; Treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Dog Diseases / therapy*
Dogs
Heart Failure / veterinary
Heart Valve Diseases / therapy
Heart Valve Diseases / veterinary*