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Vegetative Mitral Valvular Regurgitation Caused by Infective Endocarditis in a Maltese Dog  

Choi, Ran (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Nam, So-Jeong (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Moon, Hyeong-Sun (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Seung-Gon (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Hyun, Chang-Baig (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.25, no.2, 2008 , pp. 106-111 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 3-year-old intact female Maltese dog (2.5 kg of body weight) with the primary complaint of sudden onset of heart murmur, depression and anorexia was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Kangwon National University. The dog was febrile with marked leukocytosis and left apical VI/VI holosystolic murmurs. The electrocardiogram implied the left ventricular enlargement. Diagnostic imaging studies revealed left atrial and ventricular dilation, severe vegetations on mitral valvular cusps with concurrent mitral regurgitation. Based on findings from clinical and diagnostic investigation, the case was diagnosed as vegetative mitral valvular regurgitation caused by infective endocarditis. The dog was successfully treated with broad spectrum antibiotics, diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and antithrombotics.
Keywords
infective endocarditis; mitral regurgitation; dog;
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