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Progression of aortic stenosis in the boxer
Author(s) -
French A.,
Fuentes V. Luis,
DukesMcEwan J.,
Darke P. G. G.,
Martin M.,
Corcoran B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03140.x
Subject(s) - medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , heart murmur , doppler echocardiography , stenosis , mitral regurgitation , aortic valve , diastole , blood pressure
Thirty‐five boxers that had been referred to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies between 1989 and 1994 with left heart base murmurs and aortic velocities greater than 1.5 m/second on Doppler echocardiography were recalled for clinical examination and Doppler echocardiography between 1995 and 1996. Five dogs (14 per cent) showed an increase in murmur grade on repeat visit. Six dogs (17 per cent) showed an increase in aortic velocity of greater than 20 per cent. Eight dogs (23 per cent) had developed aortic valvular or subvalvular twcbdimensional echocardiographic changes that had not been present at the initial visit. Seven dogs (20 per cent) had developed aortic regurgitation, and three dogs (8 per cent) mitral regurgitation.