‘Supernormal’ left ventricular filling in athletic dogs
Early diastolic flow through the mitral valve, represented by the E wave on Doppler echocardiography, is driven by the pressure gradient between the full left atrium and the relaxing left ventricle. In most canine and feline patients, the commonest cause of accelerated transmitral flow is pathologically-increased left atrial pressure….due to either mitral insufficiency or compromised … Continue reading
