Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs: Current Insights into the Histological Manifestation and Its Determining Factors

Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs: Current Insights into the Histological Manifestation and Its Determining Factors

Pulmonary venous hypertension (PVH) is caused by deteriorating left ventricular function. The most common cause of PVH in dogs is myxomatous mitral valve degeneration (MMVD). It causes left ventricular volume overload and an increase in left atrial and pulmonary venous pressure (PVH), which leads to...

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Main Authors: Arkadiusz Grzeczka, Urszula Pasławska, Szymon Graczyk, Paulina Antosik, Marcin Zawadzki, Robert Pasławski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
endothelin
nitric oxide
serotonin
myxomatous mitral valve disease
pulmonary vessels
pulmonary
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/6/2577

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