Heart and lung diseases
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Dilated cardiomyopathy in dogsList item 1Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs is a syndrome which can have multiple origins and which leads to poor functioning of the heart muscle accompanied by dilatation of the heart. It represents the second cardiac pathology encountered in dogs after degenerative mitral disease. It preferentially affects large breed or giant breed dogs (Doberman, Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane, Boxer, Rottweiler, etc.). The American Cocker Spaniel and the Cocker Spaniel can also be affected. ...
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Canine valve diseaseList item 2It is a degenerative disease of the valve between the left ventricle and the left atrium. It is the heart disease most frequently encountered in dogs, preferentially in small breeds with a slow evolution, less frequent in large breeds with a faster evolution. Changes in the mitral valve lead to regurgitation of blood in the left atrium with progressive remodeling of the left atrium, the left ventricle and then at the end of the evolution of the right ventricle, leading to global heart failure. ...
