Severe left atrial enlargement, but not congestive heart failure, increases the probability of coughing in dogs with mitral valve disease
Clinicians should not include coughing (or absence thereof) when considering whether dogs with MMVD have CHF or not. Instead, other findings (regardless of coughing status) should inform the diagnosis.
Authors
- Michele Borgarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-9901)
- Luca Ferasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6898-7900)
- G. Menciotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-062X)
- Mark Rishniw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0477-1780)
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (US)
- New York State College of Veterinary Medicine (US)
- 21c Consultancy (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.07.0507
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.08