Vol. 10, Special Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Thirunavukkarasu Palanisamy

Abstract:
Acquired heart diseases (AHD) are common and often fatal when it leads to Congestive Heart Failure in dogs and it occurs most often secondary to degenerative Mitral Valve Disease (MVD), Dilated Cardio Myopathy (DCM), Pericardial diseases and Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy (HCM). Animals with acquired heart diseases were selected from the animals that were brought to Madras Veterinary College teaching hospital and they were grouped as Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Mitral Valve Disease (MVD), Pericardial diseases, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). 106 animals with acquired heart diseases were selected and they were grouped as Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Mitral Valve Disease (MVD), Pericardial diseases, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). Doppler Method (DOP) is a non-invasive ultrasonic method of measuring the systolic blood pressure (SBP) in canines. It was the most commonly applied method for SBP measurement and this measurement has no significant role in the diagnosis of AHD.