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Epidemiology and inheritance of mitral valve prolapse in Dachshunds.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Olsen L H, Fredholm M, Pedersen H D
Abstract excerpt
One hundred ninety consecutive Dachshunds >2 years of age, including 18 families consisting of both parents and 4 or more offspring, were examined clinically and echocardiographically to study the epidemiology and inheritance of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) and other signs of myxomatous mitral valve disease in the dog. From video-recorded echocardiograms, MVP severity, jet size (color Doppler), and leaflet...
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