Wiley Open Access, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1(21), p. 61-67, 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2007.tb02929.x
Wiley Open Access, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1(21), p. 61
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[61:dsfaih]2.0.co;2
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Systolic dysfunction associated with chronic mitral valve insufficiency (CMVI) has been demonstrated in experimental animal models and large breed (LB) dogs but has been reported as an uncommon finding in small breed (SB) dogs with naturally occurring disease. It has been suggested the myocardial failure could be, in part, because of an insufficient increase in left ventricular mass