Clinical presentation, and diagnostic findings of dogs with left atrial tear

Left atrial tear (LAT) is a life-threatening complication in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). The aim of this study was to describe clinical presentation, echocardiographic findings, treatment strategies, and survival in dogs with LAT compared to a control group of dogs with a similar stage of MMVD but no LAT. Two-center retrospective case-controlled study including 15 dogs with and 15 dogs without LAT was conducted. Clinical and echocardiographic data were reviewed, and survival information were collected. Nine dogs in each group were in stage C of MMVD, while the remaining were in stage B2. No differences between groups were ...

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