Utility of focused cardiac ultrasonography training in veterinary students to differentiate stages of subclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs
Terry Huh,
Erin J. Achilles,
Laura K. Massey
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundDifferentiation of the subclinical phases of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in dogs relies heavily on echocardiography. Focused cardiac ultrasonography (FCU) is a point‐of‐care technique that can assess heart size.Hypothesis/ObjectivesVeterinary students trained in FCU can differentiate dogs with subclinical MMVD based on left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) dimensions.AnimalsForty‐eight dogs with subclinical MMVD.MethodsVeterinary students were trained to measure LV dimension and LA‐to… Show more
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