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Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease (view source)
Revision as of 12:35, 29 June 2016
, 12:35, 29 June 2016→Physical Examination
== Diagnosis==
== Diagnosis==
===Physical Examination===
===Physical Examination===
* Systolic murmur with point of maximal intensity over the left apex. Murmur grade is usually correlated with severity of mitral regurgitation, severe regurgitation causes a loud murmur.
* Mid-systolic click, associated with mitral prolapse. In many dogs, clicks are a precursor to mitral regurgitation.
Primary respiratory disease, such as chronic bronchitis, is also common in older small breed dogs. It is important to distinguish between the patient with clinically significant respiratory disease and incidental DMVD from the patient with clinically significant DMVD.